fog-like cloud; stratus cloud
Refers to a low, uniform cloud layer resembling fog but not at ground level. Often used in weather forecasts and descriptions of overcast skies. Compare with 層雲 (そううん), the formal meteorological term for stratus.
See also: 層雲
In the morning, a fog-like cloud hung over the mountain.
According to the weather forecast, stratus clouds will spread tomorrow.
Compound of 霧 (きり, 'fog') and 雲 (くも, 'cloud'), literally 'fog cloud'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word transparently describes a cloud that resembles fog.