夜光雲

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
こう
Grade: 2
うん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From 夜光 (yakō, night light) +‎ (un, cloud).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーうん [yàkóꜜòùǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ja̠ko̞ːɯ̟̃ɴ]

Noun

()(こう)(うん) • (yakōunやくわううん (yakwauun)?

  1. noctilucent cloud