Quadruple VS
Synonym Boundary: "天気予報", "天候", "お天気", "天候デリバティブ"
All represent the core concept "weather", but require precise selection.
Japanese Option A
天気予報
てんきよほう (tenki yohou)
N4 / CEFR
Japanese Option B
天候
てんこう (tenkou)
N4 / CEFR
Japanese Option C
お天気
おてんき (otenki)
N3 / CEFR
Japanese Option D
天候デリバティブ
てんこうデリバティブ (tenkou deribatibu)
C2 / CEFR
Quadruple VS Nuance Contrast & Social Differences
When expressing "weather" in Japanese, you must carefully distinguish between "天気予報", "天候", "お天気", "天候デリバティブ" based on context.
- 天気予報 (てんきよほう (tenki yohou) - Level: N4): Maps to "weather forecast" and is used when Refers to the prediction of future weather conditions. テレビやインターネットで今日の天気などを伝える情報です。.
- 天候 (てんこう (tenkou) - Level: N4): Maps to "weather; atmospheric conditions" and is used when Refers to general weather conditions over a period. Often used in formal contexts or news. Similar to 天気.
- お天気 (おてんき (otenki) - Level: N3): Maps to "weather" and is used when Polite way to say 天気.
- 天候デリバティブ (てんこうデリバティブ (tenkou deribatibu) - Level: C2): Maps to "Weather Derivative" and is used when Essential structural term in CEFR C2 vocabulary syllabus..
Context for "天気予報"
今日の天気予報は晴れです。
Today's weather forecast is sunny.
Context for "天候"
今日の天候はとてもいいです。
Today's weather is very good.
Context for "お天気"
今日のお天気はとてもいいですね。
Today's weather is very nice, isn't it?
Context for "天候デリバティブ"
私は天候デリバティブに興味があります。
I am interested in Weather Derivative.
Synonym Mastery Challenge
Which Japanese word perfectly fits this blank space?
Fill in the blank: "今日の ＿＿＿ は晴れです。" (Meaning: "Today's weather forecast is sunny.")
🎉 Correct Answer!
Remember: "天気予報" is correct here because it represents "weather forecast" in the context: "Today's weather forecast is sunny.".