Japanese

あくてんこう
Meaning: bad weather; adverse weather conditions
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

悪
天
候

Example sentences

Due to bad weather, the mountain climbing plan had to be cancelled.
悪天候のため、試合の中止を余儀なくされた。
Due to bad weather, they were forced to cancel the match.
悪天候のため、空港で三時間の足止めを食った。
Due to bad weather, I was held up at the airport for three hours.
彼はベテランのパイロットで、どんな悪天候でも旅客機を巧みに操縦した。
He is a veteran pilot and skillfully maneuvered the airliner even in bad weather.
悪天候のため、イベントは急遽中止になった。
The event was suddenly cancelled due to bad weather.
悪天候のため、通信回線が不安定になった。
Due to bad weather, the communication line became unstable.
悪天候のため、救助活動は難航した。
Due to bad weather, rescue operations were stalled.
悪天候の中、登山隊は頂上へのアタックを敢行した。
Despite the bad weather, the climbing team went through with their push for the summit.
悪天候のため、イベントを中止せざるを得ない。
Due to the bad weather, we had no choice but to cancel the event.

Usage Notes

Used to describe poor meteorological conditions that interfere with activities.

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