The kanji 霧 primarily means "fog" or "mist." It represents the atmospheric condition where tiny water droplets are suspended in the air, reducing visibility. The character encapsulates the idea of obscurity, haziness, and a lack of clarity due to the presence of fog.

・On-yomi (音読み): ム (mu) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): 霧 (kiri)

⚫︎ 霧 (kiri) Translation: fog, mist ⚫︎ 霧雨 (kirisame) Translation: drizzle, misty rain ⚫︎ 濃霧 (noumu) Translation: dense fog

The kanji 霧 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). ⚫︎ The semantic component is 雨 (ame), meaning "rain." This provides the meaning of water or moisture in the air. ⚫︎ The phonetic component is 務 (mu), which gives a clue about the sound of the character. ⚫︎ The combination suggests that 霧 is related to water in the air, and its form resembles how fog looks.