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露場 (ろじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

露ろ場じょう

Meanings

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noun

weather measurement station

Technical term for a meteorological observation site where instruments are exposed to the open air.

気き象しょう庁ちょうは全ぜん国こくに露ろ場じょうを設せっ置ちしている。
The Japan Meteorological Agency has set up weather measurement stations nationwide.

Kanji

露dew, tears, expose
場location, place

Similar words

気き象しょう台だい
気象台 is a meteorological observatory or weather station as an institution, while 露場 specifically refers to the outdoor instrument enclosure.

Etymology

Compound of 露 (ろ, 'open air, exposure') and 場 (じょう, 'place, site'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.