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天気

tenki

Description

天気は、晴れや雨など、その日の空の様子を表す言葉です。

Tenki refers to the state of the sky that day, such as sunny or rainy.

「今日はいい天気ですね」のように、あいさつでもよく使います。

Tenki is often used in greetings like 'Today is nice tenki, isn't it?'

Meanings

天気tenki

weather; the state of the sky and air

明日の天気は晴れです。

Tomorrow's weather will be sunny.

天気tenki

good/fine weather

天気の日に公園へ行きましょう。

Let's go to the park on a sunny day.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    天 (sky, heaven) + 気 (air, atmosphere), literally 'the state of the sky's air'.

  • Nuance

    天気 is everyday weather; 気候 (kikou) means long-term climate.

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