Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 曇天(どんてん) in Japanese

曇天
Kana Reading
どんてん
Romaji
donten
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    dull (cloudy) weather
    Example sentence
    曇天の日は晴天のときより音がよく聞こえるのです。 On cloudy days, you can hear distant sounds better than in clear weather.

Examples of 曇天, どんてん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

曇 JLPT 2

16 strokes

cloudy weather, cloud up

On'Yomi: ドン

Kun'Yomi: くも.る

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天 JLPT 5

4 strokes

heavens, sky, imperial

On'Yomi: テン

Kun'Yomi: あまつ, あめ, あま-

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