noun

  1. balloon (toy or decoration).
  2. balloon (hot-air or gas). Messages.dated. Orig. meaning.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
風船 ふうせん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

wind, air, style
かぜ フウ フ (2nd, N4)
commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
ボン およ.そ ハン (7th, N1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
rising stroke
ship, boat
ふね セン ふな- (2nd, N3)
boat, ship
ふね ふな- シュウ (7th, N2)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
a marsh at the foot of the hills, name of a river
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)