# 雲 — Cloud

Frequency rank 881 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 脳 (Brain), less common than 損 (Loss).

- On’yomi: うん
- Kun’yomi: くも
- Radical: 雨 Rain (Kangxi 173)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

Rain (rain) falls from above while a cloud (cloud) floats below — rain pouring from the clouds, the water cycle in action as the cloud releases its burden.

In words:

- 雲 くも — cloud

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