Japanese weather glyph for cloudy

A circle with a bar through it.

Also known as: Cloudy glyph Japan

In Japanese:: 曇
In Japanese (Latin):: Kumori

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Meanings

The Japanese weather chart glyph for a cloudy sky.

Officially standardisedVerified fact
Records a sky more than eight tenths covered by cloud.
Contexts: Public information, Maps
Officially standardisedVerified fact
Is the glyph a Japanese pupil learns to draw first because it is the commonest condition on the archipelago, and it is drawn as a modification of the clear circle rather than as a cloud, which keeps the whole family readable as one scale.
Contexts: Public information, Maps

Visual description

A circle drawn in outline with a single straight bar ruled across its middle from side to side.

Symmetry: none
Orientation: upright

Confidence

IdentityModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Sources

Weather chart conventions and observation symbols
Japan Meteorological Agency · retrieved 2026-08-27
The national meteorological service, cited for the symbols used on Japanese weather charts and in Japanese station observations. The Japanese chart set overlaps the WMO international set and differs from it in places; each record states which it is describing.

Last reviewed 2026-08-27

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Meanings

The Japanese weather chart glyph for a cloudy sky.

Officially standardisedVerified fact

Records a sky more than eight tenths covered by cloud.

Contexts: Public information, Maps

Officially standardisedVerified fact

Is the glyph a Japanese pupil learns to draw first because it is the commonest condition on the archipelago, and it is drawn as a modification of the clear circle rather than as a cloud, which keeps the whole family readable as one scale.

Contexts: Public information, Maps

Confidence

IdentityModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Sources

Weather chart conventions and observation symbols
Japan Meteorological Agency · retrieved 2026-08-27
The national meteorological service, cited for the symbols used on Japanese weather charts and in Japanese station observations. The Japanese chart set overlaps the WMO international set and differs from it in places; each record states which it is describing.

Last reviewed 2026-08-27