吹: Blow; Breathe; PuffKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it

Words that use the on'yomi (スイ)

• 吹奏楽すいそうがくwind music; wind instrument music

Words that use a kun'yomi

• 吹かすふかすto smoke (a cigarette)
• 吹き付けふきつけspraying
• 吹き付けるふきつけるto blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
• 吹き出すふきだすto spout out; to spurt out
• 吹き出物ふきでもの(skin) eruption; rash
• 吹き替えふきかえdubbing; stand-in
• 吹き溜まりふきだまりdrift (of snow, leaves, etc.)
• 吹き荒れるふきあれるto blow violently; to sweep over
• 吹き込むふきこむto blow into; to breathe into
• 吹き返すふきかえすto blow in the opposite direction; to revive
• 吹き飛ばすふきとばすto blow away; to blow off
• 吹き飛ぶふきとぶto be blown off; to blow off
• 吹くふくto blow (of the wind)
• 吹っ切れるふっきれるto break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past)
• 吹っ飛ぶふっとぶto blow off; to be blown off
• 笛吹きふえふきflute player; flutist
• 芽吹くめぶくto bud
• 霧吹ききりふきspraying
• し吹くしぶくto splash; to spray
• どういう風の吹き回しかどういうかぜのふきまわしかwhatever brought that on?
• どうした風の吹き回しかどうしたかぜのふきまわしかwhatever brought that on?
• どこ吹く風どこふくかぜshowing no concern at all; being not at all bothered
• ひと吹きひとふきblast; puff
• ひと泡吹かせるひとあわふかせるto give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster
• ほら貝を吹くほらがいをふくto blow a conch; to blow a trumpet shell
• エンジンを吹かすエンジンをふかすto rev up the engine
• ホラを吹くホラをふくto boast; to brag
• ホラ吹きホラふきbraggart; boaster
• ラッパ吹きラッパふきbugler; trumpeter
• 一吹きひとふきblast; puff
• 一泡吹かせるひとあわふかせるto give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster
• 兄貴風を吹かすあにきかぜをふかすto act patronizingly
• 口笛を吹くくちぶえをふくto whistle
• 吹きふきblowing (e.g. of the wind)
• 吹きかけるふきかけるto blow upon; to breathe on
• 吹きこぼれるふきこぼれるto boil over
• 吹きこむふきこむto blow into; to breathe into
• 吹きさらしふきさらしwind-swept; exposed to the wind
• 吹きしきるふきしきるto blow violently; to blow incessantly
• 吹きすさぶふきすさぶto blow fiercely; to rage

Other readings

• 吹雪ふぶきsnow storm; blizzard
• 息吹いぶきbreath
• 地吹雪じふぶきsnow blown up from the ground
• 山吹やまぶきkerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose
• 紙吹雪かみふぶきconfetti; ticker tape
• ほらを吹くホラをふくto boast; to brag
• ほら吹きホラふきbraggart; boaster
• らっぱ吹きラッパふきbugler; trumpeter
• ホラガイを吹くほらがいをふくto blow a conch; to blow a trumpet shell
• ホラ貝を吹くほらがいをふくto blow a conch; to blow a trumpet shell
• 乱吹ふぶきsnow storm; blizzard
• 乱吹くふぶくto blow snow violently
• 伊吹いぶきChinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
• 伊吹柏槙いぶきびゃくしんChinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
• 伊吹派いぶきはIbuki Faction (of the LDP)
• 伊吹虎の尾いぶきとらのおcommon bistort (Persicaria bistorta)
• 伊吹虎尾いぶきとらのおcommon bistort (Persicaria bistorta)
• 何処吹く風どこふくかぜshowing no concern at all; being not at all bothered
• 先輩風を吹かすせんぱいかぜをふかすto put on a patronizing air

Showing the 60 most common of 250 words. See them all in the graph.

Kanji that often appear with 吹

• 風
• 出
• 抜
• 替
• 雪
• 飛
• 奏
• 笛
• 貝
• 法