風ふう雲うん

noun

wind and clouds; the elements; nature

Literary or poetic term for the natural world, often evoking the sky and weather.

• 風ふう雲うんの変へん化かを眺ながめるのが好すきだ。

  I like watching the changes in the wind and clouds.

noun

situation; state of affairs; the times

Figurative use, often in set phrases like 風雲急を告げる (the situation becomes urgent). Implies a turbulent or changing state.

• 国こく際さい情じょう勢せいは風ふう雲うん急きゅうを告つげている。

  The international situation is growing urgent.