How to say “foggy” in Japanese
3 phrases · Tourist, Learner, and Local levels · with pronunciation
霧です。
🔊 Kiri desu
Literally: “It is fog.”
💡 Simple
今朝は霧が出ています、運転気をつけて。
🔊 Kesa wa kiri ga dete imasu, unten ki wo tsukete
Literally: “This morning fog is out, be careful driving.”
💡 霧が出る = fog appears/emerges
濃霧で前が全然見えないくらい、幻想的ですけど怖いですね。
🔊 Nōmu de mae ga zenzen mienai kurai, gensōteki desu kedo kowai desu ne
Literally: “Such dense fog you can't see ahead at all - it's otherworldly but also scary.”
💡 濃霧 = dense fog; 幻想的 = fantastical/dreamlike - Japanese way of finding beauty in nature
About these Japanese phrases
These Japanese weather phrases cover three levels of fluency for expressing foggy conditions. The Tourist phrase is what any beginner can use immediately. The Learner phrase sounds natural in everyday conversation. The Local phrase uses authentic idioms and expressions that native speakers actually use — the kind of phrase that makes locals smile when they hear a foreigner use it.
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