吹

7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N3

blow, breathe, puff, emit, smoke

Kun'yomi
  • ふく
    		to blow (of the wind) ②to blow (one's breath) ③to emit (smoke, fire, etc.) ④to burst out laughing ⑤to brag
On'yomi
  • スイ
Nanori
  • ふき

Main Radical

口(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ふく 89.3%
ふき 9.5%
スイ 1.2%

Character Breakdown

blow, breathe, puff
ふ.く　ふき　スイ (7th, N3)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ　か.ける　ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)

Common Words

ふ
吹
　
く
to blow (of the wind) ②to blow (one's breath) ③to emit (smoke, fire, etc.) ④to burst out laughing ⑤to brag
ふ
吹
ぶき
雪
snow storm
ふ
吹
　
っ
と
飛
　
ぶ
to blow off
ふ
吹
　
き
と
飛
　
ば
　
す
to blow away ②to dispel ③to talk big
ふ
吹
　
き
こ
込
　
む
to blow into ②to inspire ③to record (music, video, etc.)
ふ
吹
　
き
だ
出
　
す
to spout out ②to sprout ③to blow (smoke, etc.) ④to send out shoots (of a tree)
ふ
吹
　
き
あ
荒
　
れ
　
る
to blow violently
ふ
吹
　
き
と
飛
　
ぶ
to be blown off ②to vanish
やま
山
ぶき
吹
kerria (Kerria japonica) ②amber ③gold coin (formerly used in Japan)
ふ
吹
　
っ
き
切
　
れ
　
る
to break through (e.g. one's doubts) ②to burst (e.g. a boil)
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References

Unicode hex code 5439
JIS X 0208 1-31-65
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 901
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 747
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 231
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3373
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1452
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1255
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1326
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 407
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1106
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 259
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 300
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 478
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d4.3
Four corner code 6708.2
De Roo Code 3762