風 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「風」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「風」
- On
- フウふう · fū
- Kun
- かぜkaze
- Meaning
- wind
Stroke order
Origin
Ancient people thought wind carried insects — so 虫 (insect) sits inside 風.
Readings and examples
| Onフウふうfū | 風力ふうりょく風俗ふうぞく強風きょうふう |
|---|---|
| Onフふfu | 風情ふぜい中風ちゅうぶ |
| Kunかぜkaze | 風かぜそよ風そよかぜ |
| Kunかざkaza | 風上かざかみ風車かざぐるま |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 台風たいふう
typhoon
- 風船ふうせん
balloon
- 春風はるかぜ
- 秋風あきかぜ
- 風景ふうけい
- 暴風ぼうふう
- 風俗ふうぞく
- 扇風機せんぷうき
Example
風が つよいです。
The wind is strong.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)