悪あく天てん候こう

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Meanings

noun

bad weather; severe weather; poor weather conditions

A general noun for unfavorable weather, especially when it disrupts travel, events, work, or outdoor activity. It can refer to rain, snow, wind, storms, or other poor conditions depending on context.

悪あく天てん候こうのため、試し合あいは中ちゅう止しになった。
The game was canceled because of bad weather.
悪あく天てん候こうにもかかわらず、多おおくの人ひとが会かい場じょうに集あつまった。
Despite the bad weather, many people gathered at the venue.

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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
悪あく天てん候こうのため花はな火び大たい会かいが中ちゅう止しになった。
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
登と山ざん隊たいは悪あく天てん候こうに見み舞まわれて下げ山さんを余よ儀ぎなくされた。
The climbing party was hit by bad weather and forced to descend.
悪あく天てん候こうの中なか〈動どう詞し〉to do something in bad weather
悪あく天てん候こうの中なか、多おおくの人ひとが投とう票ひょうに出でかけた。
Many people went out to vote despite the bad weather.

Kanji

悪bad, vice, rascal
天heavens, sky, imperial
候climate, season, weather

Related words

荒こう天てん
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.
天てん候こうN3
天候 is a neutral word simply meaning 'weather conditions' with no positive or negative connotation, whereas 悪天候 specifically means bad weather.
雨う天てんN1
悪天候 covers any bad weather (rain, storms, snow, wind), while 雨天 refers specifically to rain.
荒あれ
悪天候 specifically means bad weather in everyday speech, whereas 荒れ is broader and covers rough seas and skin roughness too.

Opposites

好こう天てん
好天 means fine, clear weather, the direct opposite of 悪天候's bad weather.
良よい天てん気きN5
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

雨う天てんN1
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.

Counted with

回かいN4
悪天候 (an instance of bad weather) is typically counted with 回, as in 悪天候が続いた回数.

Built from

悪あく+天てん候こう

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound: 悪 means bad or unfavorable, and 天候 means weather or weather conditions.