(きしょうがく)

きしょうがく
noun
meteorology
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)(まな)んで天気予報(てんきよほう)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)農業(のうぎょう)防災(ぼうさい)にとって重要(じゅうよう)学問(がくもん)だ。
Meteorology is an important discipline for agriculture and disaster prevention.
台風(たいふう)集中豪雨(しゅうちゅうごうう)(おお)日本(にほん)では、気象学(きしょうがく)研究(けんきゅう)社会的(しゃかいてき)(おお)きな意味(いみ)()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 (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:

  • 気象学(きしょうがく)(しゃ): meteorologist
  • 気象学(きしょうがく)研究(けんきゅう): meteorological research
  • 応用(おうよう)気象学(きしょうがく): applied meteorology
  • 気象学(きしょうがく)入門(にゅうもん): introduction to meteorology

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