Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, intransitive)
1. to blow (of the wind)
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
2. to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.); to puff
3. to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to whistle (a tune)
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
4. to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout; to spew; to puff out
5. to sprout; to put forth (buds)
6. to appear (on the surface); to form; to be coated with (powder, rust, etc.)
Verb (5-dan, く, intransitive)
Slang
7. to burst out laughing; to burst into laughter
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
8. to brag; to talk big
9. to smelt; to mint
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (15 in total)
to boast; to brag
to boast; to brag
to boast; to brag
Examples (32 in total)
There was a strong wind.
The wild wind was blowing.
A gentle wind was blowing.