風 means “wind”

かぜ · kaze

Also: air, style, manner

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

かぜ, かざ-

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

フウ, フ

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The story

Mountain winds carry the scent of pine and the songs of hidden villages below.

Often combined with other elements in poetry

Its parts

• 几 Table/wind · Enclosure
• 虫 Insect · Inside

Wind carries insects through the air

Words with 風

• 風雨 (ふうう, fuuu): wind and rain
• 風雲 (ふううん, fuuun): wind and clouds
• 海風 (うみかぜ, umikaze): sea breeze
• 風月 (ふうげつ, fuugetsu): natural beauty
• 風土 (ふうど, fuudo): climate and culture
• 和風 (わふう, wafuu): Japanese style

Example sentences

• 今日は風が強いです。 The wind is strong today.
• 風邪を引きました。 I caught a cold.
• 春の風が気持ちいいです。 The spring breeze feels nice.

More from Nature's Poetry

• 水 water
• 火 fire
• 山 mountain
• 川 river
• 花 flower
• 空 sky
• 森 forest
• 雪 snow
• 石 stone
• 波 wave
• 葉 leaf
• 鳥 bird

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