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])^[1]
IPA^(key): [tẽ̞ŋʲkʲi]

(Kyoto) てんき [téꜜǹkì] (Kōki)^[1]

Noun

天(てん)気(き) • (tenki)

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.
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)

Derived terms

御(お)天(てん)気(き) (otenki)
好(こう)天(てん)気(き) (kōtenki)
上(じょう)天(てん)気(き) (jōtenki)
天(てん)気(き)図(ず) (tenkizu)
天(てん)気(き)記(き)号(ごう) (tenki kigō)
天(てん)気(き)祭(まつり) (tenkimatsuri)
天(てん)気(き)予(よ)報(ほう) (tenki yohō): weather forecast
天(てん)気(き)俚(り)諺(げん) (tenki rigen)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “てん‐き【天気】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

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)

weather

References

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