also: くろぐも · こくうん
noun
dark clouds; black clouds
Refers to thick, dark, often threatening clouds. Can be used literally for storm clouds or figuratively for an ominous atmosphere.
黒雲が空を覆い、今にも雨が降り出しそうだ。
Dark clouds covered the sky, and it looked like rain could start at any moment.
不況の黒雲が立ち込めている。
Dark clouds of recession are gathering.
Sino-Japanese reading; rare and mostly literary or formal.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, sometimes used for clarity or in children's materials.
Compound of 黒 (くろ, 'black') and 雲 (くも, 'cloud'). The reading くろぐも shows rendaku (sequential voicing). The on'yomi reading こくうん is a Sino-Japanese compound.