吹

JLPT N3

blow

Readings

On’yomi: スイ (sui)

Kun’yomi: ふ(く) (fu(ku))

• ふ(く) – to blow, to emit, to play (a wind instrument)

Structure

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Vocabulary

吹く

ふく

blow

吹雪

ふぶき

blizzard

吹奏

すいそう

wind music

吹き出す

ふきだす

gush out

吹風

ふう

wind

Example Sentences

風が吹きます。

かぜがふきます。

The wind blows.

吹雪です。

ふぶきです。

It is a blizzard.

吹奏します。

すいそうします。

I play wind music.

水が吹き出します。

みずがふきだします。

Water gushes out.

吹風です。

ふうです。

It is wind.

Cultural Note

🎐 The sound of 風鈴 (ふうりん / wind chimes) — literally “wind-bells” — comes from the wind blowing (吹く) through them, symbolizing summer and bringing a sense of coolness and peace in Japanese culture.