気象学(きしょうがく)

きしょうがく
noun
meteorology
educationnature
1. meteorology
The scientific study of the atmosphere and weather phenomena, including forecasting, climate patterns, and atmospheric physics.
気象学(きしょうがく)を学(まな)んで天気予報(てんきよほう)の仕組(しく)みを理解(りかい)したい。
I want to study meteorology to understand how weather forecasting works.
気象学(きしょうがく)は農業(のうぎょう)や防災(ぼうさい)にとって重要(じゅうよう)な学問(がくもん)だ。
Meteorology is an important discipline for agriculture and disaster prevention.
台風(たいふう)や集中豪雨(しゅうちゅうごうう)の多(おお)い日本(にほん)では、気象学(きしょうがく)の研究(けんきゅう)が社会的(しゃかいてき)に大(おお)きな意味(いみ)を持(も)つ。
In Japan, which is prone to typhoons and torrential rainfall, meteorological research has great social significance.

A compound of 気象(きしょう) (weather, atmospheric phenomena) and 学(がく) (study, discipline). Japan's 気象庁(きしょうちょう) (Japan Meteorological Agency) is one of the most advanced weather services in the world, reflecting the importance of meteorology in a country with diverse and sometimes severe weather.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 気象(きしょう): weather, atmospheric phenomena — the general term, not the academic discipline
  • 天文学(てんもんがく): astronomy — the study of celestial objects, sometimes grouped with 気象学(きしょうがく) under earth and space sciences
  • 気候学(きこうがく): climatology — focuses on long-term climate patterns rather than short-term weather

Related Words

Compare: 天文学(てんもんがく) (astronomy)
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