風 – wind, air, style

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The kanji 風 means wind, air, style, manner. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is フウ、フ (fuu, fu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かぜ、かざ- (kaze, kaza). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 風 (no. 182).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	フウ	fuu
On’yomi	フ	fu
Kun’yomi	かぜ	kaze
Kun’yomi	かざ-	kaza

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 風 (Kangxi radical 182). Components: 几・虫・ノ.

Words using 風

風かぜwind風邪かぜ(common) coldお風呂おふろbath台風たいふうtyphoon風景ふうけいscenery風ふうmanner風船ふうせんballoon (toy or decoration)扇風機せんぷうきelectric fan風呂敷ふろしきfuroshiki風習ふうしゅうcustom風俗ふうぞくmanners風土ふうどnatural features暴風ぼうふうstorm洋風ようふうWestern style気風きふうcharacter風車ふうしゃwindmill

Example sentences

カーテンが風になびいた。

The curtains blew in the wind.

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ただの風邪でしょう。

You probably just have a cold.

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私はほとんど毎日お風呂に入ります。

I take a bath almost every day.

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Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.