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How do you say "weather forecast" in Japanese?
天気予報
tenkiyohou
In Japanese, "weather forecast" is 天気予報 (tenkiyohou).
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Pronunciation
Pronounce ten-kee-yoh-hoh, tenki means weather, and youhou means forecast, both flowing together smoothly.
Writing and usage
天気予報 is written using kanji. It's a phrase, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
weather forecast
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How to remember 天気予報
Tenki sounds like 'ten, key', picture needing ten different keys to unlock tomorrow's unpredictable weather forecast.
Related words
- breeze そよ風 soyo kaze
- gale 強風 kyoufuu
- monsoon モンスーン monsuun
- blizzard ブリザード burizaado
- drizzle 霧雨 kirisame
- downpour 豪雨 gouu
- humidity 湿度 shitsudo
- temperature 温度 ondo
- climate 気候 kikou
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Questions about 天気予報
How do you pronounce 天気予報?
Pronounce ten-kee-yoh-hoh, tenki means weather, and youhou means forecast, both flowing together smoothly.
Is 天気予報 formal or casual?
天気予報 is a common everyday expression. Context and tone of voice matter more than the words themselves for how formal it sounds.
How is 天気予報 written in Japanese?
天気予報 is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as tenkiyohou.
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