お天気屋(てんきや)

おてんきや
noun
moody person; fickle person
informalpersonality
1. moody person; fickle person; someone whose mood changes unpredictably
A person whose mood or attitude changes frequently and unpredictably, like the weather. Used to describe someone who is cheerful one moment and grumpy the next.
彼女(かのじょ)はお天気屋(てんきや)だ。
She's a moody person.
お天気屋(てんきや)な上司(じょうし)に振(ふ)り回(まわ)される。
I get jerked around by my moody boss.
うちの猫(ねこ)はお天気屋(てんきや)で、甘(あま)えてきたかと思(おも)ったら急(きゅう)に怒(おこ)り出(だ)す。
Our cat is moody — just when you think it's being affectionate, it suddenly gets angry.

A colorful metaphor comparing a person's unpredictable mood swings to changeable weather. The お is a polite/softening prefix, 天気(てんき) means weather, and 屋(や) is the suffix for 'person characterized by.' The word has a mildly critical but often affectionate tone.

Usage

Can be used both as a noun (お天気屋(てんきや)だ) and as a na-adjective-like modifier (お天気屋(てんきや)な人(ひと)). Often used with a tone of exasperation tinged with fondness.

Similar words

  • 気分屋(きぶんや) — moody person; very close synonym, literally 'mood person'
  • 気(き)まぐれ — whimsical, capricious; can describe actions as well as personality
  • ムラがある — uneven, inconsistent; often used for work output rather than mood

Related Words

Compare: 気分(きぶん)屋(や) (moody person)
Compare: 気(き)まぐれ (whimsical, capricious)
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Added 2026.3.26 13:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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