Japanese Vocab Lesson 12: Weather 天気

Japanese Vocab Lesson 12: Weather 天気 – Review Notes

Today we learned some words to describe weather in Japanese! In these notes we will learn more Japanese weather vocabulary! Learn the Japanese words for hail, fog, storm, and more!

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Number 1:

★　The Japanese word for weather is 天気 (tenki).

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Number 2:

★　The Japanese word for sunny is 晴れ (hare)!

★　The Japanese verb for to become sunny is 晴れる (hareru)!

★　This kanji is a combination of the kanji for sun (日) and the kanji for blue (青), so it’s like the sun and blue sky!

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Number 3:

★　The Japanese word for cloudy is 曇り (kumori).

★　The Japanese word for cloud is 雲 (kumo).

★　The Japanese verb for to become cloudy is 曇る (kumoru).

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Number 4:

★　The Japanese word for rain or rainy is 雨 (ame).

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Number 5:

★　雪 (yuki) means snow or snowy in Japanese!

★　You can see the top part of this kanji is like the kanji for rain (雨)

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Number 6:

★　Wind in Japanese is 風 (kaze).

★　Windy in Japanese is 風が強い (kaze ga tsuyoi) – literally meaning “wind is strong”

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Number 7:

★　The Japanese word for thunder is 雷 (kaminari).

★　You can see the kanji for rain in this one too!

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More Weather Vocabulary:

天気予報　　 　tenkiyohō　weather forecast

天気が良い     　tenki ga ii      　 good weather

天気が悪い 　　tenki ga warui 　bad weather

にわか雨　  　　niwakaame 　 　 rain shower

夕立 　　　       yūdachi           evening shower

小雨　　 　       kosame 　        　　　light rain

大雨　      　　  ōame 　   　    　　　heavy rain

大雪　　 　       ōyuki 　　 　    　　heavy snow

吹雪　　 　       fubuki 　   　   　　  snowstorm

嵐　　　 　　   arashi 　　　                 　  storm

稲光　　　        inabikari 　   　        　lightning

あられ　　　    arare 　                     　　　　hail

みぞれ　　　    mizore 　          　              　sleet

霧　　 　　      kiri 　　                      　　　　fog

洪水　　 　　　kōzui 　　　                  　　flood

台風　　　　 　taifū 　 　            　　　typhoon

竜巻　　　 　　tatsumaki 　            　  tornado

津波　　 　　　tsunami 　        　 　 tidal wave

ハリケーン　　  harikēn 　        　 　  hurricane

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Conclusion:

We learned a lot of Japanese weather vocabulary today! What is the weather like today? Tell us in Japanese in the comments below!

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