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How to say "Weather forecast" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Weather forecast" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Weather forecast" is "Tenkiyohou", written in japanese as "天気予報".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '天気予報 (てんきよほう)' refers to a weather forecast, which is an estimate or prediction of the upcoming weather conditions. This can include information about temperature, rainfall, wind, and other meteorological factors. Weather forecasts are commonly used to help people prepare for and plan their activities around expected weather conditions. For example: The weather forecast predicted rain today - (天気予報では今日は雨が降ると予報されています). I checked the weather forecast before going out - (外出する前に天気予報を確認しました).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 4 Kanji:

The kanji "天" means "Heaven" and can be read as "Ten" and "Ama". The kanji "気" means "Spirit" and can be read as "Ki" and "Ke". The kanji "予" means "Beforehand" and can be read as "Yo". And The kanji "報" means "Report" and "News" and can be read as "Hou" and "Muku".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Tenkiyohou" mean in japanese?

"Tenkiyohou" means "Weather forecast".

To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:

What is the Kanji for heaven?What is the Kanji for spirit?What is the Kanji for beforehand?What is the Kanji for report and news?

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Weather forecast" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "て" is read as "te". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "あ" is read as "a". The hiragana "ま" is read as "ma". The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". The hiragana "け" is read as "ke". The hiragana "よ" is read as "yo". The hiragana "ほ" is read as "ho". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "む" is read as "mu". And The hiragana "く" is read as "ku".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.

You are finally ready for your free japanese Lesson.

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.

How to say "Weather forecast" in Japanese tenkiyohou