Cloud

by Nao

kumo, un

Clouds or a cloud is kumo.

Kumo sometimes becomes voiced sound gumo, other words added to the beginning. Akanegumo is madder red cloud seen at dawn or in the twilight. Hikōkigumo is a contrail. Hikōki is an airplane. Clouds that are likely to snow are yukigumo. Yuki is snow. Clouds that thunder are Kaminarigumo.  Rain clouds or nimbuses are amagumo. Clouds looking like fish scales are called urokogumo.

Yamikumo is used to modify words describing what you do. Added na or ni to the end, it is categorized as an adjective noun or a na-adjective grammatically. Yamikumoni means at random. To choose at random is “yamikumoni erabu,” in which erabu means to choose. However, it sounds coarse because yami means darkness.

1. Draw the horizontal stroke on the top.
2. Draw the dot on the left.
3. Draw the hook from where you start the previous stroke. After changing the direction of the brush, finish the stroke with a sweeping stroke.
4. Draw the vertical stroke in the middle.
5. Draw the dot above to the left.
6. Draw the dot below to the left.
7. Draw the dot above to the right.
8. Draw the dot below to the right.
9. Draw the horizontal stroke at the center.
10. Draw the longer horizontal stroke.
11. Draw the L-shape with a sharp angle at the bottom. You can separate this stroke into two.
12. Draw the dot in the lower right corner of the character.