日和|ひよりhiyori[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounweather; climatic conditions
2. nounfine weather; clear day
3. nounsituation; state of affairs
4. nounsea conditions; good day for sailing

• Synonym天気てんきNeutralThe most common everyday word for weather in general; neutral. 「日和」 narrows the focus to fine weather or a day well suited to an activity.
• Synonym天候てんこうWrittenWeather conditions over a period of time; leans written/formal and is typical of news reports, without the fine-day focus of 「日和」.
• Relatedお天気おてんきCasualA polite, colloquial form of 「天気」, also used for a person's mood. It names the weather in general, whereas 「日和」 centres on fine weather.
• Related気象きしょうNeutralRefers to meteorological phenomena, as in 「気象庁」; scientific and neutral. It never suggests fine weather the way 「日和」 does.
• Related空模様そらもようNeutralThe look of the sky as you judge it, often hinting at bad weather; also figuratively the course of events. Focuses on the sky before you.
• Related天気模様てんきもようNeutralA descriptive term for weather conditions; less common and neutral, with none of 「日和」's sense of fine, activity-friendly weather.
• Antonym荒天こうてんWrittenAntonym: stormy, violent weather. Written/formal prose, and the direct opposite of the fine weather implied by 「日和」.
• Antonym悪天あくてんNeutralAntonym: bad weather such as storms and heavy rain. Neutral register, standing against the fine weather of 「日和」.

Use 「日和」 for fine weather or a day suited to something, often as a suffix: 「行楽日和」「洗濯日和」「小春日和」. For weather in general say 「天気」; for the look of the sky, 「空模様」; the antonym is 「荒天」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 日光にっこうのうららかなこと。
2. ひより。