天気

See also: 天氣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	気
てん Grade: 1	き Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
天氣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) て​んき [téꜜǹkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [tẽ̞ŋʲkʲi]

Noun

天(てん)気(き) • (tenki) 

1. weather
   • 1999 March 1, “ウェザー・コントロール [Weather Control]”, in BOOSTER 1, Konami:

     天(てん)気(き)を自(じ)由(ゆう)にあやつれる。山(やま)の天(てん)気(き)が変(か)わりやすいのはコイツのせい。

     Tenki o jiyū ni ayatsureru. Yama no tenki ga kawariyasui no wa koitsu no sei.

     It controls weather at will. Weather in mountainous regions changes at its whim.

2. fine weather

   あした天(てん)気(き)になーれ

   Ashita tenki ni nāre

   I hope the weather will be fine tomorrow

Usage notes

天(てん)気(き) (tenki) is used for short range weather and 天(てん)候(こう) (tenkō) is used for long range weather.

Synonyms

• 天(てん)候(こう) (tenkō)

See also

• 天(てん)気(き)予(よ)報(ほう) (tenki yohō): weather forecast

References

• 2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
天	気
Grade: 1	Grade: 1

Alternative spelling
天氣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• てぃ​んち (Atamadaka - [1])

Noun

天気(てぃんち) (tinchi) 

1. weather

References

• 1902, E. R. Edwards, nouts ɔn kəɹiən ən ˈluwˈtʃuwən, in lə mɛːtrə fɔnetik, p.114