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blow
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingスイ
Kun readingふ.く

Meanings

  1. blowRtK
  2. breathe out
  1. to blow (of the wind)
  2. to blow (one's breath)
  3. to breathe out
  4. to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.)
  5. to puff

Popular Usage

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Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

mouth () · lack · yawn

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 506

Compound words

彼は歩きながら口笛をいた。
He whistled as he went along.tatoeba
彼は通りで女の子達が彼に口笛をいた時顔を赤らめた。
He blushed when the girls whistled at him in the street.tatoeba
彼は奏楽団に所属しています。
He belongs to the brass band.tatoeba
縦に構えてく笛の総称。
The collective name for fue which are played while held vertically.wiki
横に構えてく笛の総称。
A collective name for fue which are played while held horizontally.wiki

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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