霧
kiri[kʲiɾʲi]
The Japanese word 霧 is the translation for kiri.
Did you know?
- In the ancient text 'Kojiki', the word 霧 originally referred to the breath expelled from a human body. This suggests that fog was once perceived as a physical extension of a person's vital breath.
- Japanese has several words for 'mist' or 'fog', and 霧 specifically denotes a thicker fog that obscures visibility more than 霞 (kasumi).
- The kanji 霧 is composed of the radical for 'rain' 雨 on top, showing the word's atmospheric origin.
Examples in context
- これを切りましょうか？Shall I cut this?
- はい、お願いします。切ってください。Yes, please. Cut it, please.
- ああ、わかった。さっさと切っちゃうよ！Yeah, sure. I'll cut it quickly!
- 山の頂上に霧が出ています。Yama no chōjō ni kiri ga dete imasu.Mist is appearing at the mountain summit.
- 霧のせいで前が見えません。Kiri no sei de mae ga miemasen.I can't see ahead because of the fog.
- 今朝はとても深い霧でした。Kesa wa totemo fukai kiri deshita.It was a very thick fog this morning.
Example conversation
Daito and Yui are hiking up a mountain.
- 大翔 Hiroto急に霧が濃くなってきたね。Kyū ni kiri ga kokuku natte kita ne.The fog suddenly got thicker, didn't it?
- 結衣 Yui本当だ。道が見えなくなっているよ。Hontō da. Michi ga mienaku natte iru yo.You're right. The path is becoming invisible.
- 大翔 Hiroto一度止まって、霧が晴れるのを待とう。Ichido tomatte, kiri ga hareru no o matō.Let's stop once and wait for the fog to clear.
- 結衣 Yuiそうだね。無理に歩くのは危ないし。Sō da ne. Muri ni aruku no wa abunai shi.I agree. It's dangerous to force our way forward.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry 霧, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 霧, CC BY-SA 4.0.
