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Kanji 霧: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 霧: fog, mist

Key takeaways

Kanji 霧: fog, mist. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

fogmist

On reading

ぼう

Kun reading

きり

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 霧

fog, mist

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

雨 + 務

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This character represents fog or mist. It combines the rain radical (雨), representing weather, with the character for duty (務), suggesting a weather condition that makes it difficult to carry out your tasks due to poor visibility.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Kun reading

きり
  • きり

    fog / mist

Commonly used words

  • きり

    fog / mist

Example sentences

Example 1

朝はきりが深かったです。

Translation

The fog was thick in the morning.

Example 2

きりで車が見えにくいです。

Translation

It's hard to see the car because of the fog.

Kanji 霧: fog, mist | Daily Nihongo