Visiting Japan and want to discuss the weather with the locals? Studying to become a meteorologist?

Or maybe you’re just looking for a few lame hook up lines for a new Japanese girlfriend.

These weather-based words will make sure you’re good to go at any time.

Weather Words

Hiragana	Kanji	Meaning
あき	秋	autumn, fall
あたたかい	暖かい	warm
あつい	暑い	hot (weather)
あめ	雨	rain
かぜ	風	wind
かみなり	雷	thunder
きおん	気温	air temp
きり	霧	fog
くも	雲	cloud
こおり	氷	ice
こさめ	小雨	light rain, drizzle
さむい	寒い	cold
しも	霜	frost
すずしい	涼しい	cool
たいふう	台風	typhoon
つゆ	露	dew
つゆ	梅雨	rainy season
そら	空	sky
てんき	天気	weather
てんきよほう	天気予報	weather forecast
でんこう	電光	lightning
なつ	夏	summer
なんぷう	軟風	breeze
にじ	虹	rainbow
はる	春	spring, spring time
はれ	晴れ	clear weather
ひ	冰	hail
ひでり	日照り	dry weather, drought
ひょうてん	氷点	freezing
ふぶき	吹雪	snow storm, blizzard
ふゆ	冬	winter
ぼうふう	暴風	storm, gale
むしあつい	蒸し暑い	humid
もや	靄	mist, haze
ゆき	雪	snow

As in any language, there are many words that can be described in several different ways (eg cool, cold, crisp, fresh, frosty, brisk, frigid – all mean much the same thing).

I have tried to include the most common word in this list but it is by no means comprehensive.

Worksheet Downloads

• Download Weather Words Worksheet (w/Kana, Kanji, Meaning)

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