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Kanji 吹: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 吹: blow, breathe, puff, emit, smoke

Key takeaways

Kanji 吹: blow, breathe, puff, emit, smoke. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

吹
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Meaning

blowbreathepuffemitsmoke

On reading

スイ

Kun reading

ふ.く

Radical

口

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 吹

blow, breathe, puff, emit, smoke

Kanji structure breakdown

吹

Structure breakdown

口 + 欠

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine opening your mouth (口) wide as if you are yawning (欠) to exhale. This represents the action of blowing (吹) air out through the mouth.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

スイ
  • 吹奏すいそう

    playing wind instruments

Kun reading

ふ.く
  • 吹くふく

    to blow (wind, air)

Commonly used words

  • 吹奏
    すいそう

    playing wind instruments

  • 吹く
    ふく

    to blow (wind, air)

Example sentences

Example 1

学校の吹奏楽部に入りました。

Translation

I joined the school's wind instrument club.

Example 2

吹奏コンクールで賞をもらいました。

Translation

We won a prize at the wind instrument contest.

Example 3

今日はひどい吹雪で外に出られない。

Translation

The storm is so bad today that I can't go outside.

Example 4

吹雪の中で道に迷ってしまった。

Translation

I got lost on the road during the blizzard.

Kanji 吹: blow, breathe, puff, emit, smoke | Daily Nihongo