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天気 (てんき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

天てん気き

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Meanings

1

The ordinary word for day-to-day weather conditions, often used with 良い, 悪い, 予報, or verbs such as 確認する.

明日あしたの天てん気きを確かく認にんした。
I checked tomorrow's weather.

今日きょうは天てん気きが悪わるい。

The weather is bad today.

2

fine weather; fair weather

In positive contexts, especially いい天気 or お天気, it refers to pleasant, fair weather rather than weather in general.

今日きょうはいい天てん気きですね。
It's lovely weather today.
せっかくの天てん気きだから、少すこし散さん歩ぽしよう。
Since the weather is so nice, let's take a short walk.

Usage patterns

天てん気きがいい／悪わるいthe weather is good/bad
きょうは天てん気きがいいですね。
The weather is nice today, isn't it?
天てん気き予よ報ほうを確かく認にんするto check the weather forecast
出でかける前まえに天てん気き予よ報ほうを確かく認にんした。
I checked the weather forecast before going out.
天てん気きが変かわるthe weather changes
山やまの天てん気きは急きゅうに変かわることがある。
The weather in the mountains can change suddenly.
〈天てん気き〉になるthe weather turns fine
午ご後ごからいい天てん気きになった。
It turned into nice weather from the afternoon.
天てん気きに恵めぐまれるto be blessed with good weather
運うん動どう会かいの日ひは天てん気きに恵めぐまれた。
We were blessed with good weather on the day of the sports festival.

Expressions

良よい天てん気きfine weather; fair weather
嫌いやな天てん気きbad weather; nasty weather
雨あめの降ふる日ひは天てん気きが悪わるいwater is wet; it's obvious

Kanji

天heavens, sky, imperial
気spirit, mind, air

Related words

天てん候こうN3sense 1
天気 is the everyday word for day-to-day weather, while 天候 is more formal and often used for weather conditions over a period, as in news reports.
晴はれN5sense 2
いい天気 refers broadly to pleasant weather, while 晴れ specifically means clear, sunny skies.
日和ひよりN2
天気 is the everyday, neutral word for weather, while 日和 has a more traditional feel and often implies weather suited to a particular activity.
気き象しょうN1
天気 is the everyday word for weather, while 気象 is the more technical or scientific term used in meteorological contexts.
雲くも行ゆき
天気 is the plain, general word for weather, whereas 雲行き specifically describes the sky's look and the direction the weather seems to be taking.

Politeness

お天てん気き
お天気 is the polite, softer way to say 天気; 天気 is the plain, neutral term used in forecasts and writing.

Don't confuse with

気き候こうN3sense 1
天気 means the weather on a given day, while 気候 means the long-term climate typical of a region, so learners must not swap them.
天てん気き予よ報ほうN4
天気 means the weather itself, while 天気予報 is the forecast or report predicting that weather.
陽よう気

Word family· 22

天てん気き予よ報ほうN4
weather forecast; weather report
お天てん気き
weather · mood; temper
上じょう天てん気き
fine weather; splendid weather

Built from

天てん+気き

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 天, associated with the sky or heavens, and 気, associated with air, atmosphere, or condition. The spelling transparently matches the meaning 'weather.'

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N3

天気 is the everyday word for weather, while 陽気 in its weather sense is literary and usually implies mild, pleasant conditions.

天てん気き図ず

weather map

天てん気き屋や

moody person; temperamental person; fickle person

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天てん気き祭まつり
weather-prayer ceremony
天てん気き輪りん
weather wheel; spirit communication pillar · sun pillar
天てん気き運うん
weather conditions
天てん気き雨あめ
sun shower; sudden rain from a blue sky
好こう天てん気き
fine weather; good weather

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