Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to get cloudy, to cloud over, to become overcast.
  2. to cloud up, to fog up, to mist up, to become dim.
  3. to be gloomy, to be clouded (expression), to be downcast.
  4. to look slightly downward (of a noh mask; indicating sadness, grief, etc.). From 面曇る.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
曇る くもる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

cloudy weather, cloud up
くも.る ドン ど (7th, N2)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
cloud
くも ウン ずも (2nd, N2)
rain
あめ あま- ウ (1st, N5)
say
ウン い.う ここに (Kentei Pre-1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)