巻層雲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
巻	層	雲
けん Grade: 6	そう Grade: 6	うん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
卷層雲 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 絹(けん)層(そう)雲(うん) (kensōun)

Etymology

From 巻 (ken, “roll”) +‎ 層雲 (sōun, “stratus”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) けんそーうん [kèńsóꜜòùǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kẽ̞ɰ̃so̞ːɯ̟̃ɴ]

Noun

巻(けん)層(そう)雲(うん) • (kensōun) 

1. cirrostratus

See also

• 巻(けん)雲(うん) (ken'un)
• 巻(けん)積(せき)雲(うん) (kensekiun)