気象|きしょうkishou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounweather (conditions)
   環境かんきょう汚染おせんは、異常いじょうな気象きしょう状況じょうきょうを引き起ひきおこしている。↗

   Environmental pollution is causing abnormal weather conditions.
2. noundisposition; temperament

• Synonym天気てんきNeutralThe everyday word for weather, as in 「明日の天気」; it can also mean fine weather specifically. 「気象」 is the more technical term for atmospheric phenomena.
• Synonym天候てんこうWrittenWritten/formal word for weather over a stretch of time, as in 「悪天候」; often the weather affecting an activity. 「気象」 is about atmospheric phenomena themselves.
• Synonym天気模様てんきもようNeutralMomentary sky conditions — sun, cloud, rain — but rarely used; say 「天気」 for everyday weather and 「気象」 for atmospheric phenomena.
• Related空模様そらもようNeutralThe look of the sky before your eyes, often hinting at coming bad weather; also figuratively, how things are heading. 「気象」 is about atmospheric phenomena themselves.
• Relatedお天気おてんきCasualColloquial and friendly, as in 「いいお天気ですね」; it can also mean one's momentary mood. 「気象」 is technical and never used in such small talk.
• RelatedウェザーNeutralLoanword for weather, seen mostly in the names of weather services and columns; rarely said on its own. Use 「天気」 in everyday speech.
• Related空合いそらあいWrittenWritten word for the look of the sky, also for how events unfold; rare in modern Japanese. Say 「空模様」 or 「天気」 instead.

Use 「気象」 for atmospheric phenomena and technical contexts like 「気象庁」 and 「気象情報」. For everyday weather say 「天気」; in formal writing 「天候」; for the visible sky 「空模様」. The others are rare or special-purpose.

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1. 大気たいきの現象げんしょう。
2. 生うまれつきの性格せいかく。