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
Kanji used
blow
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (18 in total)
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
Examples (10 in total)
A gentle wind was blowing.
Tom can't whistle.
Tom can play a flute.