Onyomi: フ, フウ · Kunyomi: かざ-, かぜ · Meanings: air, manner, style, wind
Kanji for air, manner, style, wind
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The kanji 風 depicts wind blowing through a scene, with lines suggesting movement and flow. In ancient times, it represented the invisible force of air that moves freely across the land. 風 came to mean wind, breeze, and even style or manner, symbolizing motion, change, and the unseen energy in nature.
Lines showing air in motion — 風 means wind or breeze, the invisible force that moves freely.
Imagine a gust of wind rustling the trees — that’s 風, the kanji for wind and flowing energy.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 風 | かぜ | wind, breeze, draught, draft | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 振り | ふり | swing, shake, sweep, wave, wag | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Counter |
| 風 | ふう | method, manner, way, style | common Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 風邪 | かぜ | (common) cold, influenza, flu, ague, inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general) | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 風呂 | ふろ | bath, bathing, bathtub, bathroom | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 風船 | ふうせん | balloon (toy or decoration) | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 風呂敷 | ふろしき | furoshiki, wrapping cloth, cloth wrapper | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 風俗 | ふうぞく | manners, customs | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 風景 | ふうけい | scenery, scene, landscape, view, sight | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 風車 | ふうしゃ | windmill, wind turbine | JLPT-N1 Noun |