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気象 (きしょう, kishou) Japanese meaning: weather | Kotomora

気き象しょう

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

weather; weather conditions

Commonly used in meteorological contexts and compound terms like 気象庁 (Japan Meteorological Agency).

明日あしたの気き象しょうは荒あれ模も様ようだ。

The weather tomorrow looks stormy.

気き象しょう庁ちょうが台たい風ふう情じょう報ほうを発はっ表ぴょうした。

The Meteorological Agency issued typhoon information.

2

disposition; temperament

formal or literary

Formal or literary term; often seen in classical or elevated writing. Cross-referenced with 気性 (きしょう), which is more common for this meaning.

See also: 気性

彼かれの気き象しょうは激はげしく、すぐに怒おこる。
His temperament is fierce; he gets angry quickly.

Usage patterns

気き象しょうを観かん測そくするto observe weather conditions
気き象しょう庁ちょうは毎まい日にち気き象しょうを観かん測そくしている。
The Meteorological Agency observes weather conditions every day.
気き象しょうが変へん化かするweather conditions change
山やまの上うえでは気き象しょうが急きゅうに変へん化かすることがある。
On mountains, weather conditions can change suddenly.
異い常じょうな気き象しょうabnormal weather
今こん年ねんは異い常じょうな気き象しょうが続つづいている。
Abnormal weather has continued this year.

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
象elephant, pattern after, imitate

Related words

天てん気きN5sense 1
天気 is the everyday word for weather, while 気象 is the more technical or scientific term used in meteorological contexts.
気き性しょうN1sense 2
気性 is the common word for a person's temperament, while 気象 in this sense is a formal or literary alternative rarely used in modern speech.
気き候こうN3
気象 is the broader, more scientific term for atmospheric phenomena (used in 気象庁), while 気候 specifically refers to a region's long-term weather patterns.
天てん候こうN3
気象 refers to weather as a scientific or meteorological subject, whereas 天候 simply describes the general state of the weather.
お天てん気き
気象 is the scientific/technical term for atmospheric phenomena used in meteorology, whereas お天気 is the everyday conversational word.

Don't confuse with

気き候こうN3sense 1
気象 refers to short-term atmospheric conditions (weather), whereas 気候 refers to the long-term pattern of such conditions (climate).
気き象しょう学がく
気象 refers to weather or atmospheric conditions themselves, while 気象学 is the academic discipline that studies them.
記き章しょう
気象 (weather phenomena) is pronounced identically to 記章 (badge, medal) but has a completely unrelated meaning.

Word family· 20

気き象しょう庁ちょう
Japan Meteorological Agency; JMA
気き象しょう台だい
meteorological observatory
微び気き象しょう
micrometeorological phenomenon
気き象しょう学がく
meteorology

Built from

気き+象しょう

Etymology

From Middle Chinese-derived elements 気 (ki, 'air, spirit') and 象 (shō, 'phenomenon, image'). The 'weather' sense is the primary modern meaning; the 'disposition' sense is a literary extension related to one's inner 'climate'.

気き象しょう局きょく

meteorological office; weather bureau

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気き象しょう予よ報ほう
weather forecasting; weather forecast; meteorological forecast
気き象しょう協きょう会かい
(Japan) Weather Association
気き象しょう危き機き
climate crisis
気き象しょう学がく者しゃ
meteorologist; climatologist
気き象しょう情じょう報ほう
weather information; meteorological information
気き象しょう業ぎょう務む
weather service; meteorological service
気き象しょう災さい害がい
weather disaster; weather-related natural disaster

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