How to say 'Forecast' in Japanese | 予報

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The Japanese word for Forecast is 'Yohou', written as 予報 in Japanese.'Forecast' in hiragana is よほう.

word

予報

Meaning

Forecast

Reading

よほう

yohou

Kanji

予Beforehand 報Report, News

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '予報 (よほう)' means 'forecast'. It is commonly used to refer to predictions or estimates about future events, particularly in contexts like weather forecasts or economic forecasts. For example: The weather forecast says it will rain tomorrow「天気予報では明日は雨だと言っています」(てんきよほうではあしたはあめだといっています). The economic forecast is optimistic「経済予報は楽観的です」(けいざいよほうはらっかんてきです). This word is often used in formal or technical contexts and is typically paired with specific types of forecasts, such as '天気予報 (てんきよほう)' for weather forecasts or '地震予報 (じしんよほう)' for earthquake predictions.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

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Frequency

5884

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 予報

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

予

Meaning

Beforehand

kanji

報

Meaning

Report, News

Words Related to 予報 Through the Kanji 予

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 予 as well.

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予定

Meaning

Plan

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天気予報

Meaning

Weather forecast

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予習

Meaning

Preparation

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予約

Meaning

Reservation

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予算

Meaning

Budget

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予測

Meaning

Prediction

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予め

Meaning

Beforehand

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予備

Meaning

Reserve

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予言

Meaning

Prophecy

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予感

Meaning

Premonition

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予想

Meaning

Expectation, Prediction

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予防

Meaning

Prevention

Words Related to 予報 Through the Kanji 報

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 報 as well.

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情報

Meaning

Information

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報告

Meaning

Report

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天気予報

Meaning

Weather forecast

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報酬

Meaning

Reward, Compensation

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報道

Meaning

Reporting

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電報

Meaning

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'Yohou' means 'Forecast' .

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