積乱雲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
積	乱	雲
せき Grade: 4	らん Grade: 6	うん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
積亂雲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 積 (seki, “stack”) +‎ 乱 (ran, “disturbance”) +‎ 雲 (un, “cloud”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せきらんうん [sèkíráꜜǹ'ùǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [se̞kʲiɾã̠ɰ̃ɯ̟̃ɴ]

Noun

積(せき)乱(らん)雲(うん) • (sekiran'un)

cumulonimbus
Synonyms: 入道雲 (nyūdōgumo), 雷雲 (raiun, kaminarigumo)

See also

積(せき)雲(うん) (sekiun)
乱(らん)層(そう)雲(うん) (ransōun)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN