Kanji 吹: "blow, breathe, puff"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 吹

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 吹ふくto blow (of the wind) · to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.); to puff
• 吹ふき飛とばすfaire s'envoler, souffler au loin, faire exploser · dissiper, chasser (une inquiétude, la fatigue)
• 吹ふき飛とぶto be blown off; to blow off; to blow away · to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
• 吹ふき出だすto spout out; to spurt out; to gush out; to jet out · to sprout; to bud
• 吹ふっ飛とぶto be blown off; to be blown away; to go flying · to disappear; to vanish
• 吹ふき込こむto blow in (of wind, rain, etc.) · to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into
• 吹ふっ飛とばすto blow off (strongly); to blow away · to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel
• 吹ふき荒あれるto blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
• 吹雪ふぶきsnow storm; blizzard
• 吹ふきかけるto blow (on); to breathe (on); to spray (on) · to pick (a fight); to provoke; to force (unreasonable terms); to demand (the impossible)
• 吹ふき抜ぬけるto blow through; to blow across
• 吹ふっ切きれるto be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one · to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)

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