花曇り

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 花曇り, read はなぐもり, means overcast weather around the cherry-blossom season.
• Basic usage: It is used to describe a spring sky while viewing cherry blossoms or the soft light on such a day.
  • 花曇りの空の下で桜を眺めながら歩いた。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Seasonal scope compared with 曇り
  • 曇り means cloudy weather in any season, while 花曇り evokes the cherry-blossom season. Do not broaden it to cover every cloudy day in spring indiscriminately.