(てんき)

てんき
noun
weather
1. weather
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place.
How's the weather today?
天気(てんき)いいです
The weather is nice, isn't it?
Tomorrow's weather will be rainy.
The weather is bad, so I don't want to go out.
According to the weather forecast, the weather will be good this week. We can play outside.

天気(てんき) is the common word for weather in daily conversation.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • いい天気(てんき): nice/good weather
  • (わる)天気(てんき): bad weather
  • 天気(てんき)がいい/(わる)い: the weather is good/bad
  • 天気(てんき)(くず)れる: weather worsens

RELATED TERMS:

  • 天気予報(てんきよほう): weather forecast
  • 天候(てんこう): weather (more formal)
  • 気象(きしょう): meteorology, weather conditions

WEATHER TYPES:

  • ()れ: sunny
  • (くも)り: cloudy
  • (あめ): rain
  • (ゆき): snow

Related Words

See also: (あめ)
See also: (ゆき)