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風

wind
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingフウ、フ
Kun readingかぜ、かざ-
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. windRtK
    彼の言うことを信頼できないのは、風を頼りにできないのと同じだ。You can not depend on his word any more than on the wind.tatoeba
    帆が風にはためいた。The sails fluttered in the wind.tatoeba
  2. air
  3. manner
  4. style
  1. breeze
  2. draught
  3. draft

Synonyms

風邪

Popular Usage

風邪お風呂台風扇風機風車気風

Radicals and components

Radical風wind
Components
How it's built
風
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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gnats · drop (丶) · insect (虫)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 563

Compound words

風邪かぜ
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
お風呂おふろ
bath
台風たいふう
typhoon; hurricane
扇風機せんぷうき
electric fan
風穴かざあな
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
露天風呂ろてんぶろ
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
一風いっぷう
oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity
逆風ぎゃくふう
headwind; adverse wind
強風きょうふう
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
古風こふう
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
作風さくふう
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
疾風しっぷう
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
秋風あきかぜ
autumn breeze; fall breeze
新風しんぷう
new style
神風かみかぜ
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
西風にしかぜ
west wind
旋風せんぷう
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
突風とっぷう
gust (of wind); blast
風雨ふうう
wind and rain; rainstorm
風雲ふううん
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
風下かざしも
leeward; lee; downwind
風格ふうかく
personality; style; appearance
風紀ふうき
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
風景ふうけい
scenery; scene; landscape; view; sight

On Reading Examples

彼はメキシコ人なので英語の発音はスペイン風になる。ふう
He pronounces English words in Spanish fashion because he is a Mexican.tatoeba
彼はメキシコ人なので英語の発音がスペイン語風になってしまう。ふう
He pronounces English words in Spanish fashion because he is a Mexican.tatoeba
彼があんな風に泣くのを見るのは堪えられない。ふう
I can't bear to see him cry like that.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

帆がいっぱいに風をはらんだ。かぜ
The wind filled the sails.tatoeba
髪を風になびかせて、少女が走ってきた。かぜ
A girl came running, with her hair streaming in the wind.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は風呂敷を十分に活用した。
He took full advantage of the wrapper.tatoeba
彼は風呂に入り、テレビをつけた。
He took a hot bath and turned on the TV.tatoeba
彼は風呂にはいるのをやめた。
He refrained from taking a bath.tatoeba
彼は風変わりな奴だ。
He seems like he's got a few screws loose.tatoeba
死因は風邪が悪化したためとされる。
The cause of death was catching a cold.wiki
1920年に、スペイン風邪により死亡する。
He died due to the Spanish flu in 1920.wiki
がらぴぃがらぴぃ風車。
Gara-pi gara-pi kazaguruma (a pinwheel whirls with a sound).wiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 風

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