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吹
On'yomi
スイ
SUI
Kun'yomi
ふ.く
fuku
blow · breathe · puff · emit · smoke
Details
Strokes7
Frequency#1133
Radical口mouth(3)
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Strokes7
Component Breakdown
吹=
口欠
mouth + yawn
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of mouth and lack. Blowing with open mouth.
Symbolism
Blow, play wind instrument, wind. Represents blowing.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Water flowing to low ground
Words & Expressions
Proverbs & Idioms
風が吹けば桶屋が儲かる
かぜがふけばおけやがもうかる
When wind blows, coopers prosper
Unexpected chain of cause and effect
Poetry
和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
天つ風 雲のかよひ路 吹きとぢよ をとめの姿 しばしとどめむ
Poem #12 from Hyakunin Isshu
僧正遍昭僧正遍昭
Unknown和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
吹くからに 秋の草木の しをるれば むべ山風を 嵐といふらむ
Poem #22 from Hyakunin Isshu
文屋康秀Fun'ya no Yasuhide
9th century和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
白露に 風の吹きしく 秋の野は つらぬきとめぬ 玉ぞ散りける
Poem #37 from Hyakunin Isshu
文屋朝康Fun'ya no Asayasu
10th century和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
ありま山 ゐなの笹原 風吹けば いでそよ人を 忘れやはする
Poem #58 from Hyakunin Isshu
大弐三位Daini no Sanmi
11th century和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
あらし吹く み室の山の もみぢ葉は 竜田の川の 錦なりけり
Poem #69 from Hyakunin Isshu
能因法師Nōin Hōshi
11th century和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
夕されば 門田の稲葉 おとづれて 葦のまろやに 秋風ぞ吹く
Poem #71 from Hyakunin Isshu
大納言経信Dainagon Tsunenobu
11th century