Floating Clouds - Hmm

Japanese: 浮雲 - ふうん

〘 noun 〙① A cloud that floats in the air. Ukigumo. ※Kaifuso (751) Bosetsu (Ki no Komaro) "Floating clouds _{drift over} _{the cliffs} , the roaring winds echo _through _the gardens." (Cao Pi - Miscellaneous Poems) ② By extension, a metaphor for something that is as unsettled as a cloud floating in the sky, or for one's circumstances being unsettled. ※Honcho Monzui (around 1060) 7 - The Book of Pei Sui given by the Emperor to Bohai (Ki _no Haseo) "I live to the _south of the southern mountains. The floating clouds _{are unsettled} ." ③ A metaphor for something that is fleeting, uncertain, unreliable, or incoherent. ※Sankyo Shiki (around 797) - "Wishing for wealth in the floating clouds, gathering treasures like foam." ※Joruri - Sayogoromo Oshidō Kenchi (1739) - vol. 1 - "Forget yourself in the wealth of the floating clouds ." ④ Something that exists far away from oneself, like a floating cloud. A metaphor for something that is completely unrelated. [The Analects of Confucius - Shuer] ⑤ (Based on the fact that clouds hide the sun) A metaphor for something that gets in the way of clear judgment and enlightenment. Also a metaphor for evil and wicked ministers. ※Yomihon - Tsubakisetsu Yumiharizuki (1807-11) - Continued - "They deceived the sovereign and oppressed the people, and the arrogance of the floating clouds reached its height." [Ancient Poems - Part 1] ⑥ One of the names given to fine horses. Also refers to horses. ※Meihō Orai (maybe mid-11th century) - Upper edition - "The horse's chief's actions are extremely extraordinary. The _floating clouds _are no _longer _{holding on to the reins} ."

Uki-gumo [Floating clouds]

[1] 〘 noun 〙 (also "ukikumo") ① A cloud floating in the air. ※Kanesukeshu (c. 933) "If I had not been a floating cloud, I would not have known that the moon was far away." ② A metaphor for something unsettled and unstable. Often used with "uki" and "uki" as a pun. ※Takamura Monogatari (late 12th century) "The smoke of my carefree thoughts floated away, and disappeared." [2] A novel. Written by Futabatei Shimei. Published in 1887-1889 , it was later discovered that the work had been aborted. Written in a colloquial style, it depicts a young man who is frustrated in the utilitarian society of the Meiji era. It is the first fully realistic novel in Japan, and had a great influence on later generations.

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:

〘名〙① 空中に浮かび漂う雲。うきぐも。※懐風藻（751）望雪〈紀古麻呂〉「浮雲靉靆縈_二巖岫_一、驚飈蕭瑟響_二庭林_一」〔曹丕‐雑詩〕② 転じて、空に漂う雲のように定まらないこと、境遇の定まらないことのたとえ。※本朝文粋（1060頃）七・法皇賜渤海裴遡書〈紀長谷雄〉「余栖_二南山之南_一。浮雲不_レ定」③ はかないこと、不確かで頼りないこと、とりとめのないことのたとえ。※三教指帰（797頃）中「願浮雲富、聚如泡財」※浄瑠璃・狭夜衣鴛鴦剣翅（1739）一「浮雲(フウン)の富に身をわすれ」④ 浮かんでいる雲のように自分とは遠く隔たった存在のもの。まったく関係のないもののたとえ。〔論語‐述而〕⑤ (雲が太陽を隠すところから) 明らかな判断・悟りの妨げとなるもののたとえ。また、邪悪なこと・奸臣のたとえ。※読本・椿説弓張月（1807‐11）続「君を欺き民を虐、浮雲の驕を極めしかば」〔古詩十九首‐其一〕⑥ 名馬につける名の一つ。また、馬のこと。※明衡往来（１１Ｃ中か）上本「件馬長等所為甚以非常也、策_二浮雲_一不_レ執_レ轡」

うき‐ぐも【浮雲】

[1] 〘名〙 (「うきくも」とも)① 空中に浮かんで漂う雲。※兼輔集（933頃）「うきくもに身をしなさねばひさかたの月へだつともしられざりけり」② 物事が落ち着かないで不安定なさまのたとえ。「浮き」と「憂き」をかけて用いられる場合が多い。※篁物語（１２Ｃ後か）「いささめにつけし思ひの煙こそ身をうき雲となりて果てけれ」[2] 小説。二葉亭四迷作。明治二〇～二二年（一八八七‐八九）に発表、のちに中絶したことが判明。功利主義的明治社会の中で挫折する青年の姿を、言文一致体で描く。日本最初の本格的写実小説で、後世に大きな影響を及ぼした。

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