飛行機雲

Japanese
Kanji in this term
飛 行 機 雲
ひ
Grade: 4		 こう
Grade: 2		 き
Grade: 4		 くも > ぐも
Grade: 2
Alternative spelling
ひこうき雲
The contrails of a four engined jet over London, England.

Etymology

Compound of 飛行機 (hikōki, “airplane, aeroplane”) and 雲 (kumo, “clouds”). The kumo changes to gumo as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

飛(ひ)行(こう)機(き)雲(ぐも) • (hikōkigumo) 

  1. vapor trail, contrail
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