On this page, you can learn basic Japanese vocabulary for weather.
Vocabulary list: Must-know
Kanji characters in light blue below are not basic 200 Kanji.
sunny
晴れ(は・れ)
cloudy
くもり
rainy
雨(あめ)
The three words above are frequently used in a weather forecast.
Grammatically speaking, 晴れ, くもり and 雨 are all nouns in Japanese, although you should translate them as adjectives in English such as sunny, cloudy and rainy respectively.
Vocabulary list: adjectives
Kanji characters in light blue below are not basic 200 Kanji.
cold
寒い(さむ・い)
hot
暑い(あつ・い)
warm
暖かい(あたた・かい)
cool
涼しい(すず・しい)
humid
蒸し暑い(む・し・あつ・い)
cloudy
雲が多い(くも・が・おお・い)
cloudy
雲り(くも・り)
windy
風が強い(かぜ・が・つよ・い)
Vocabulary list: nouns
highest temperature
最高気温(さい・こう・き・おん)
lowest temperature
最低気温(さい・てい・き・おん)
degree
度(ど)
weather forecast
天気予報(てん・き・よ・ほう)
clear (= no cloud) weather
晴れ(は・れ)
rain (noun)
雨(あめ)
snow (noun)
雪(ゆき)
thunder
雷(かみなり)
minus
マイナス
Vocabulary list: verbs
become sunny
晴れる(は・れる)
rain (verb)
雨が降る(あめ・が・ふ・る)
snow (verb)
雪が降る(ゆき・が・ふ・る)
Exercise
- Learn the Japanese words above by writing them down in your book. Try to write in Kanji when applicable if you can.
- Complete the test in Quizlet below. You will pass it if you get over 60%. Choose ‘test’ at the bottom right of Quizlet to start a test.
Adjectives
Nouns
Verbs
Topic based lessons
Weather: It will be warm tomorrow.
On this page, you can learn how to say what the weather is going to be like tomorrow in Japanese.
Weather: The highest temperature will be 32 degrees.
On this page, you can learn how to say what the highest temperature will be in Japanese.
Key Sentence
The highest t...