Japanese Weather Vocabulary

The 15 beginner words (A1–A2) for weather, with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.

Weather Basics

A1–A2
EnglishJapaneseTypeLevel
cloudy曇りのkumori noadjA1
cold寒いsamuiadjA1
hot暑いatsuiadjA1
rainamenounA1
rainy雨のame noadjA1
sunny晴れたharetaadjA1
snowyukinounA2
wet濡れたnuretaadjA2
windy風の強いkaze no tsuyoiadjA2

Weather Intermediate

A2
EnglishJapaneseTypeLevel
fogkirinounA2
front前線zensennounA2
stormarashinounA2
temperature気温kionnounA2

Extreme Weather & Natural Events

A2
EnglishJapaneseTypeLevel
earthquake地震jishinnounA2

Everyday Weather

A2
EnglishJapaneseTypeLevel
thunderstorm雷雨raiunounA2

The A1–A2 words are here. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The weather packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

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