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Hello, and welcome to another edition of Japanese vocabulary building! Today’s theme is anything and everything having to do with the weather. Because talking about the weather is one of the easiest and most universal go-to topics for small talk, this lesson is geared toward beginners.

Study the Japanese words from the word bank below, and once you’re good and confident that you know everything, you can proceed to the quiz at the bottom. The English translations to the questions, followed by the answers will be at the very bottom of the page.

Shall we begin?

Japanese Quiz

1)嵐が来たら、＿＿＿＿＿を見て、雷鳴を聞きました。
Arashi ga kitara, _ wo mite, raimei wo kikimashita.

a)雷
kaminari
b)太陽
taiyō
c)湿度
shitsudo

2)地震が起こって、海の遠くから＿＿＿＿＿を見ました。
Jishin ga okotte, umi no tōku kara _ wo mimashita.

a)霜
shimo
b)霙
mizore
c)津波
tsunami

3)春は普通に＿＿＿＿＿が降っているけど、今年はとても晴れている。
Haru wa futsuu ni _ ga futte iru kedo, kotoshi wa totemo harete iru.

a)雨
ame　
b)風
kaze
c)雲
kumo

4)竜巻が来て、降っている＿＿＿＿＿はとても大きかった。
Tatsumaki ga kite, futte iru _ wa totemo ōkikatta.

a)霧
kiri
b)雹
hyō
c)洪水
kōzui

5)秋になって、＿＿＿＿＿天気になりました。
Aki ni natte, _ tenki ni narimashita.

a)暖かい
atatakai
b)暑い
atsui
c)涼しい
suzushī

6)日本の夏は暑くて、＿＿＿＿＿するから、あまり好きじゃない。
Nihon no natsu wa atsukute, _ suru kara, amari suki ja nai.

a)滑りやすい
suberi yasui
b)じめじめ
jime jime
c)空気
kūki

7)今日は少し霧雨があって、山の前にカラフルな＿＿＿＿＿が見えました。
Kyou wa sukoshi kirisame ga atte, yama no mae ni karafuru-na _ ga miemashita.

a)虹
niji
b)雪崩
nadare
c)雷
kaminari

8)日本で、夏の初めは沢山雨が降るので、「＿＿＿＿＿」と呼ばれています。
Nihon de, natsu no hajime wa takusan ame ga furu no de, “_” to yobarete imasu.

a)温度
ondo
b)梅雨
tsuyu
c)季節
kisetsu

9)今日は晴れていて、＿＿＿＿＿から散歩するつもりです。
Kyou wa harete ite, _ kara sanpo suru tsumori desu.

a)蒸し暑い
mushi atsui
b)寒い
samui
c)暖かい
atatakai

10)台風が来て、大雨が降って、＿＿＿＿＿となった。
Taifū ga kite, ōame ga futte, __ to natta.

a)洪水
kōzui
b)氷
kōri
c)度
do

11)時々、秋の終わりに、寒くなって、草の上に白い＿＿＿＿＿＿＿を見える。
Tokidoki, aki no owari ni, samuku natte, kusa no ue ni shiroi _ wo mieru.

a)霜
shimo
b)霧雨
kirisame
c)雲
kumo

Well, how did you do? Did you get a good score? If so, great! Treat yourself to an ice cream sandwich! If you didn’t do as well as you’d hoped, don’t worry about it! Everyone makes mistakes, and as long as you learn from them, you can’t go wrong!

Now that you have some new weather words under your belt, it’s time to get out there and practice! Talk about the weather with your speaking partner. What’s your favorite season? Why do you like it? Do you prefer cold weather or hot weather?

Remember to get out there and practice, practice, practice!

English Translations for the Questions:

1. When the storm came, I saw __ and heard thunder.
2. The earthquake happened, and I saw in the distant sea a __.
3. Spring is usually a rainy __, but this year is very nice.
4. The tornado came, and the __ that fell was very big.
5. Fall came and the weather became __.
6. Japanese summer is hot and __, so I don’t really like it.
7. Today there was a little drizzly, and in front of the mountains you could see a colorful __.
8. In Japan, at the beginning of summer it rains a lot, so it is called the ＿＿＿＿＿.
9. Today is sunny and ＿＿＿＿＿, so I intend to go on a walk.
10. A typhoon came, it rained heavily, and there was a ＿＿＿＿＿.
11. Sometimes at the end of fall it gets cold and you can see white _ on the grass.

Answers:

1. a.
2. c.
3. a.
4. b.
5. c.
6. b.
7. a.
8. b.
9. c.
10. a.
11. a.

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