気象

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 気象 (きしょう) is a noun for weather or atmospheric conditions such as rain, wind, and temperature.
• Basic usage: It is used when recording changes in weather or describing an exhibit about a region's weather.
  • 気象の変化を一週間記録した。 — We recorded changes in the weather for a week.
  • 博物館で地域の気象を紹介する展示を見た。 — At the museum, we viewed an exhibit about the region's weather.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Phenomena and field of study
  • 気象 refers to weather or atmospheric phenomena. The field that studies them is explicitly called 気象学, meteorology.