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悪天候 (akutenkou) Japanese meaning: bad weather | Kotomora
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The game was canceled because of bad weather.
Despite the bad weather, many people gathered at the venue.
Usage patterns 悪あく 天てん 候こう のため 〈 事こと 〉 が 中ちゅう 止し になる an event is cancelled due to bad weather
The fireworks festival was cancelled due to bad weather.
悪あく 天てん 候こう に 見み 舞ま われる to be hit by bad weather
悪あく 天てん 候こう の 中なか 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something in bad weather
Many people went out to vote despite the bad weather.
Kanji 候 climate, season, weather Related words 荒天 refers specifically to stormy, violent weather and sounds more formal or official (as in weather warnings), while 悪天候 is the everyday, broader term for any unfavorable weather.
天候 is a neutral word simply meaning 'weather conditions' with no positive or negative connotation, whereas 悪天候 specifically means bad weather.
悪天候 covers any bad weather (rain, storms, snow, wind), while 雨天 refers specifically to rain.
悪天候 specifically means bad weather in everyday speech, whereas 荒れ is broader and covers rough seas and skin roughness too.
Opposites 好天 means fine, clear weather, the direct opposite of 悪天候's bad weather.
悪天候 means bad or stormy weather, the direct opposite of the pleasant conditions described by 良い天気.
Don't confuse with 雨天 refers specifically to rainy weather, while 悪天候 is broader and can include snow, wind, storms, or any other poor conditions, not just rain.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound: 悪 means bad or unfavorable, and 天候 means weather or weather conditions.
The climbing party was hit by bad weather and forced to descend.
