1.
weather map; weather chart; synoptic chart
A map showing atmospheric conditions over a region at a given time, including pressure systems, fronts, and other meteorological data.
天気図を見る。
To look at the weather map.
天気図から台風の進路を読み取る。
To read the typhoon's path from the weather map.
理科の授業で天気図の読み方を習った。
I learned how to read weather maps in science class.
Compound of 天気 (weather) + 図 (chart, map). A standard term used in meteorology, weather forecasting, and school education.
USAGE:
Weather maps are a fixture of Japanese TV weather forecasts and are taught in middle school science classes. Japanese weather maps use 等圧線 (isobars), 前線 (fronts), and symbols for 高気圧 (high pressure) and 低気圧 (low pressure). Reading weather maps is part of the standard school curriculum.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 天気図を読む — to read a weather map
- 天気図の見方 — how to read a weather map
- 地上天気図 — surface weather map
- 天気図記号 — weather map symbols
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 天気予報 — weather forecast (the prediction, not the map)
- 気象図 — meteorological chart (more technical synonym)
- 天気 — weather (the condition itself)