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Kanji Detail for 風 - "wind, style, elegance"

風

  • Meaning

    風 means "wind, style, elegance."

    1. Wind - The flow of air.

    2. Custom - Tradition; habit; practice.

    3. Appearance - Manner; style; bearing.

    4. Trend - Movement in society; situation.

    5. Elegance - Taste; flavor; atmosphere.

    6. Illness - A disease; sickness.

    7. To be windblown - The wind blowing.

    8. To influence - To educate; to transform.

    9. To hint - To suggest through words or actions.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    wind; air; style; manner

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    wind; news; style; custom; manner; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    wind; air; customs, manners; news

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

    The movement of air. Whether from contraction and expansion due to cold and heat, or from stirring and pushing, both can generate wind. | Popular customs. As in 世風 (worldly customs), 國風 (national customs), 鄉風 (local customs), 家風 (family customs). Refers to things that are initiated by some and followed by others, gradually becoming custom. Like things following the wind, influenced without awareness. | Folk songs. The Book of Odes has Guo Feng (Airs of the States). Because the folk songs of each state were used to examine the customs of each state, those poems are called 風. Together with Lesser Odes and Greater Odes, they are called 風雅 (elegance). By extension, a person with a literary air is also called 風雅. | When one person's habits are imitated by many, it is also called 風. The Mencius says: "Those who have heard of Boyi's example... those who have heard of Liuxia Hui's example." Also, in terms of morality, it is called 風節 (integrity), 風義 (righteousness). In terms of bearing and manner, it is called 風標 (style), 風格 (character). In terms of appearance, it is called 風姿 (demeanor), 風采 (elegance). In terms of speech, it is called 風味 (flavor), 風趣 (charm). All have the same meaning. | Things that arise and subside unexpectedly with unpredictable changes are also sometimes expressed with 風. As in 風雲 (wind and clouds), 風潮 (tide) and the like. | A disease name. In traditional Chinese medicine, wind was considered the chief of all diseases. As in 中風 (stroke) and the like.
  • Onyomitip

    fu(ふ) ふ

  • Kunyomitip

    furi(ふり) ふり

    kaza(かざ) かざ

    kaze(かぜ) かぜ

    narawashi(ならわし) ならわし

    sugata(すがた) すがた

  • Strokestip

    9 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    風 (kaze)

  • Related Keywords
    wind breeze air style manner custom tradition elegance influence nature free flow atmosphere trend spirit character grace refinement culture movement

Sentences including 風

  • Wind accompanied the rain.

  • I saw some very beautiful scenes.

  • He was in bed with a cold.

  • It's blowing hard.

  • We had a storm yesterday.

  • I take a bath every day.

  • I can't get rid of this cold.

  • It is windy today.

  • The wind is blowing hard.

  • I am getting a cold.

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