飛行機雲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
飛	行	機	雲
ひ Grade: 4	こう Grade: 2	き Grade: 4	くも > ぐも Grade: 2

Alternative spelling
ひこうき雲

The contrails of a four engined jet over London, England.

Etymology

Compound of 飛行機 (hikōki, “airplane, aeroplane”) and 雲 (kumo, “clouds”). The kumo changes to gumo as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

飛(ひ)行(こう)機(き)雲(ぐも) • (hikōkigumo) 

1. vapor trail, contrail