Kanji

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:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: くちへん

Meaning: mouth, opening

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

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

く(ふく)   blow, emit, spout

き(ふえふき)   flute player

きだまり(ふきだまり)   drift

き出物(ふきでもの)   pimple, acne

き出す(ふきだす)   spurt, burst in laughter

*息(いぶき)   breath

*雪(ふぶき)   driving snow, blizzard

Onyomi Examples

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

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

Kunyomi Examples

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