Here are Japanese words for weather to start with: 曇りの (kumori no, cloudy), 寒い (samui, cold), 暑い (atsui, hot), 雨 (ame, rain). Below are 40 words (A1–C1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 5 themed lists.
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| cloudy | 曇りのkumori no | adj | A1 |
| cold | 寒いsamui | adj | A1 |
| hot | 暑いatsui | adj | A1 |
| rain | 雨ame | noun | A1 |
| rainy | 雨のame no | adj | A1 |
| sunny | 晴れたhareta | adj | A1 |
| snow | 雪yuki | noun | A2 |
| windy | 風の強いkaze no tsuyoi | adj | A2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| fog | 霧kiri | noun | A2 |
| front | 前線zensen | noun | A2 |
| storm | 嵐arashi | noun | A2 |
| temperature | 気温kion | noun | A2 |
| forecast | 予報yohou | noun | B1 |
| freezing | 凍るようなkooru you na | adj | B1 |
| humid | 湿度の高いshitsudo no takai | adj | B1 |
| lightning | 稲妻inazuma | noun | B1 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| anticyclone | 高気圧koukiatsu | noun | C1 |
| atmospheric | 大気のtaiki no | adj | C1 |
| cyclone | サイクロンsaikuron | noun | C1 |
| humidity | 湿度shitsudo | noun | C1 |
| inversion | 気温逆転kion gyakuten | noun | C1 |
| meteorological | 気象のkishou no | adj | C1 |
| monsoon | モンスーンmonsuun | noun | C1 |
| precipitation | 降水kousui | noun | C1 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| earthquake | 地震jishin | noun | A2 |
| tornado | 竜巻tatsumaki | noun | B1 |
| avalanche | 雪崩nadare | noun | B2 |
| dust storm | 砂嵐sunaarashi | noun | B2 |
| flash flood | 鉄砲水teppousui | noun | B2 |
| heat wave | 熱波neppa | noun | B2 |
| landslide | 地滑りjisuberi | noun | B2 |
| volcanic eruption | 火山噴火kazanfunka | noun | B2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| thunderstorm | 雷雨raiu | noun | A2 |
| condensation | 結露ketsuro | noun | B1 |
| dew | 露tsuyu | noun | B1 |
| evaporation | 蒸発jouhatsu | noun | B1 |
| frost | 霜shimo | noun | B1 |
| smog | スモッグsumoggu | noun | B1 |
| hail | 雹hyou | noun | B2 |
| sleet | みぞれmizore | noun | B2 |
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You could start with words like 曇りの (kumori no, cloudy), 寒い (samui, cold), 暑い (atsui, hot), 雨 (ame, rain). This page lists 40 Japanese words for weather (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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