JLPT N5 · Verb

吹く (fuku)

吹く (ふく, fuku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to blow (of the wind)”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ふく
Romaji: fuku
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

to blow (of the wind) · godan verb, intransitive
to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.); to puff · godan verb, transitive
to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to whistle (a tune) · godan verb, transitive
to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout; to spew; to puff out · godan verb, transitive, intransitive
to sprout; to put forth (buds) · godan verb, transitive, intransitive

Example sentences

あの日は強い風が吹いていました。

There was a strong wind that day.

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ローズはしゃぼん玉を吹いていた。

Rose was blowing bubbles.

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テッドはトランペットを吹くのが好きです。

Ted likes playing the trumpet.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 吹く

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	吹く	ふく fuku
Polite (~masu)	吹きます	ふきます fukimasu
Negative	吹かない	ふかない fukanai
Polite negative	吹きません	ふきません fukimasen
Past	吹いた	ふいた fuita
Polite past	吹きました	ふきました fukimashita
Negative past	吹かなかった	ふかなかった fukanakatta
Te-form	吹いて	ふいて fuite
Potential	吹ける	ふける fukeru
Passive	吹かれる	ふかれる fukareru
Causative	吹かせる	ふかせる fukaseru
Volitional	吹こう	ふこう fukou
Imperative	吹け	ふけ fuke
Conditional (~ba)	吹けば	ふけば fukeba

Kanji in 吹く

吹

blow, breathe, puffスイ・ふ.く · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 吹く.

吹雪ふぶきsnow storm吹奏すいそうplaying (a wind instrument)

Source: JMdict entry 1370760 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.