吹
吹 — Blow
blow, breathe, puff, emit, smoke
On’yomiスイ (sui)
Kun’yomiふく (fuku)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 吹
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吹雪 | ふぶき fubuki | snow storm; blizzard |
| 吹き込む | ふきこむ fukikomu | to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into |
| 吹く | ふく fuku | to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out |
| 息吹 | いぶき ibuki | breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.) |
| 吹き出す | ふきだす fukidasu | to spout out; to spurt out; to gush out |
| 吹き出物 | ふきでもの fukidemono | (skin) eruption; rash; pimple |
Study notes
吹 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1133 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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