Word Meaning 曇天

どんてん donten

曇天 is read as どんてん (donten) and means cloudy sky.

Meaning

English

  1. cloudy sky
  2. overcast sky
  3. cloudy weather

Reading

Kana

どんてん

Romaji

donten

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 晴天 Rank 148693 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

曇り

くもり

cloudiness

曇る

くもる

to look slightly downward (of a noh mask; indicating sadness, grief, etc.)

曇り空

くもりぞら

cloudy sky

荒天

こうてん

stormy weather

晴天

せいてん

fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds)

てん

God

雨天

うてん

rainy weather

有頂天

うちょうてん

ecstasy

吉祥天

きっしょうてん

Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)

仰天

ぎょうてん

being amazed

好天

こうてん

fine weather

炎天

えんてん

blazing heat

Example Sentences

1

On cloudy days, you can hear distant sounds better than in clear weather.