曇天(どんてん)

どんてん
noun
cloudy sky; overcast weather
formalweather
1. cloudy sky; overcast weather; cloudy conditions
Weather with the sky completely or mostly covered by clouds. A somewhat literary or formal word for describing overcast conditions.
今日(きょう)は曇天(どんてん)だ。
It's cloudy today.
曇天(どんてん)が続(つづ)いて気分(きぶん)が沈(しず)む。
The continuous overcast weather is making me feel down.
曇天(どんてん)の下(した)、選手(せんしゅ)たちはグラウンドに集(あつ)まって練習(れんしゅう)を始(はじ)めた。
Under the overcast sky, the players gathered on the field and started practice.

Usage

A somewhat formal or literary word. In everyday conversation, 曇(くも)り is much more common. 曇天(どんてん) tends to appear in written descriptions, weather reports, and literary contexts.

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Synonym: 曇(くも)り (cloudy (everyday))
Compare: 雨天(うてん) (rainy weather)
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