風

wind, air, style, manner

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

フフウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

かざ-かぜ

Nanori (名乗り)

いえ

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:2

Strokes:9

JLPT:N4

Frequency:558

Vocabulary

フ

Word	Reading	Meaning
風流	フリュウ	elegance; taste; refinement
風呂	フロ	bath; bathing; bathtub; bathroom; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
風土記	フドキ	fudoki; description of regional climate, culture, etc.
中風	チュウフ	palsy; paralysis
破風	ハフ	gable

フウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
逆風	ギャクフウ	headwind; adverse wind
強風	キョウフウ	strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
作風	サクフウ	style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
秋風	シュウフウ	autumn breeze; fall breeze
風格	フウカク	personality; style; appearance

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
そよ風	そよかぜ	gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
一風	いっぷう	oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity
秋風	あきかぜ	autumn breeze; fall breeze
風	ふり	swing; shake; sweep; wave; wag; appearance; behaviour; behavior; pretence; pretense; (false) show; pretending; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction; postures (of a dance); lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); setup; unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment; counter for swords, blades, etc.
新風	しんぷう	new style

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

single, alone, spontaneously, Germany

insect, bug, temper

lightning-bug, firefly

contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflict

belong, genus, subordinate official, affiliated

extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount

entrust, request, send a message