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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N3

1133 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: blow, breathe, puff, emit, smoke

Kunyomi: ふ.く

Onyomi: スイ

Composition: 口 欠

吹

Radical

Radical: 口

Reading: くちへん

Meaning: mouth, opening

Strokes: 3

Reading: くちへん

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Examples

Examples with audio

吹奏楽(すいそうがく)   music for wind instruments

吹く(ふく)   blow, emit, spout

笛吹き(ふえふき)   flute player

吹きだまり(ふきだまり)   drift

吹き出物(ふきでもの)   pimple, acne

吹き出す(ふきだす)   spurt, burst in laughter

*息吹(いぶき)   breath

*吹雪(ふぶき)   driving snow, blizzard

Onyomi Examples

吹奏楽 (スイソウガク) wind music, wind instrument music

推挙 (スイキョ) recommendation (of a person for a position), nomination

鼓吹 (コスイ) rousing (courage, morale, etc.), encouragement, advocacy, promotion (of a belief), encouragement, inspiring (someone with an idea)

Kunyomi Examples

吹く (ふく) to blow (of the wind), to blow (one's breath), to breathe out, to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.), to puff, to play (a wind instrument), to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.), to whistle (a tune), to emit (smoke, fire, etc.), to spout, to spew, to puff out, to sprout, to put forth (buds), to appear (on the surface), to form, to be coated with (powder, rust, etc.), to burst out laughing, to burst into laughter, to brag, to talk big, to smelt, to mint

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