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Kanji Detail for 吹 - "to blow"

吹

  • Meaning

    吹 means "to blow." Also associated with to play, wind instrument.

    1. To blow - To exhale with pursed lips.

    2. To play - To sound a musical instrument by blowing.

    3. Wind blows - The movement of air.

    4. Wind instrument - An instrument played by blowing.

    5. To smelt - To melt and work metal by blowing.

  • Words using 吹

    • 吹き出す ふきだす Listen to spout out; to spurt out; to gush out
    • 吹き込む ふきこむ Listen to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into
    • 吹く ふく Listen to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out
    • 吹き出物 ふきでもの Listen (skin) eruption; rash; pimple
    • 吹き溜まり ふきだまり Listen drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts

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    • Verified meaning: to blow
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すい, ふき)
    • Also carries these associations: to play, wind instrument

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 吹

    Given names 吹(すい)Listen

    Surnames 吹(ふき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    blow; breathe; puff; emit; smoke

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    blow; puff; brag, boast

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to blow, to puff; to brag, to boast

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To blow. Blowing air to fan something. Such as 吹簫 (play the xiao), 吹笛 (play the flute). | Colloquially, speaking well of someone is called 吹噓, meaning like the wind blowing on all things and making them flourish. | 鼓吹, 鐃吹, 橫吹: All names of ancient music pieces.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sui(スイ) スイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    fuku(ふ-く) ふ-く

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to blow to play wind instrument to smelt wind blows puff gust exhale blast breeze whistle breathe

Sentences including 吹

  • It's blowing hard.

  • The wind is blowing hard.

  • I couldn't help laughing out.

  • There was a strong wind.

  • The wind blew hard.

  • The wind blew all day.

  • The wind still blows hard.

  • The rain was driving in our faces.

  • When an ill wind blows it does good to no one.

  • At last he came to.

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