天 気 図(てんきず)

てんきず

noun

weather map; weather chart

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(てんきず)を見(み)る。

To look at the weather map.

天気図(てんきず)から台風(たいふう)の進路(しんろ)を読(よ)み取(と)る。

To read the typhoon's path from the weather map.

理科(りか)の授業(じゅぎょう)で天気図(てんきず)の読(よ)み方(かた)を習(なら)った。

I learned how to read weather maps in science class.

Compound of 天気(てんき) (weather) + 図(ず) (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(とうあつせん) (isobars), 前線(ぜんせん) (fronts), and symbols for 高気圧(こうきあつ) (high pressure) and 低気圧(ていきあつ) (low pressure). Reading weather maps is part of the standard school curriculum.

Common collocations

天気図(てんきず)を読(よ)む — to read a weather map
天気図(てんきず)の見方(みかた) — how to read a weather map
地上(ちじょう)天気図(てんきず) — surface weather map
天気図(てんきず)記号(きごう) — weather map symbols

Similar words

天気予報(てんきよほう) — weather forecast (the prediction, not the map)
気象図(きしょうず) — meteorological chart (more technical synonym)
天気(てんき) — weather (the condition itself)

Related Words

Compare: 天気予報(てんきよほう) (weather forecast)

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Added 2026.3.29 4:23 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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