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風

Wind
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingフウ、フ
Kun readingかぜ、かざ
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 2Level 7

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ふう ↓
  1. breeze
  2. draught
  3. draft

Synonyms

風邪

Homonyms

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Same spelling, other readings
  • 風 ふう — method; style
Same reading (かぜ)
風邪 · cold
Same reading (ふう)
封 · seal

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
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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

Wind. 几 (sail) + 虫 (insect) — wind filling a sail and carrying insects.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 風

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