かぜ
Meanings
Noun
1. wind; breeze; draught; draft
2. manner; behaviour; behavior
3. cold; influenza
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Kanji used
wind
Pitch accent
Top 800
Used in vocabulary (129 in total)
night wind
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to ride upon the winds
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
salty sea breeze; salt wind
spring breeze
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
windy; windswept; blowy
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
air hole; windhole; ventilator
autumn breeze; fall breeze
north wind; northerly wind
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
valley wind
rain and wind; driving rain
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
exposure to wind; severe criticism
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
sound of the wind
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
headwind; head wind
to be exposed to wind
snow-bearing wind; wind bringing snow
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
windy; windswept; blowy
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
east wind; spring wind
wind in the fields
breeze rustling through leaves
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
breeze off a river
evening breeze
windbreak
storm caused by the devil; evil wind; eerie wind
gale; strong wind; high wind
sea breeze; beach wind
outdoor creatures
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
mountain wind
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to let in (fresh) air
to ventilate; to let fresh air in
hearsay; rumour
morning breeze
handling things without making waves; taking in one's stride
love's zephyr
eddies of wind around high buildings
direction of the wind
crosswind; side wind
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
tomorrow will take care of itself; let the morn come and the meat with it; (lit.) tomorrow, the winds of tomorrow will blow
tomorrow will take care of itself; let the morn come and the meat with it; (lit.) tomorrow, the winds of tomorrow will blow
cold, strong, dry wind
island wind
to flutter in the wind; to wave in the wind
exposure to wind; severe criticism
cold, strong, dry wind
land breeze
to flutter in the wind; to wave in the wind
breeze caused by wings flapping
breeze off a river
waiting for favorable wind; waiting for favourable wind
(putting on the) airs of an official
headwind; head wind
(subject to the) cool light breeze in early summer
to blow (wind)
to make a hasty escape; to flee helter-skelter
wind of impermanence (that ends people lives, like the wind scattering a flower's petals)
without making waves; softly; (lit.) (like) a willow in the wind
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
springlike; like wind blowing through the spring sunshine
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; sudden windstorm; gale
family tradition
salty sea breeze; salt wind
favourable wind; favorable wind; wind blowing during the rising tide
tiles matching the round wind
seat wind
air hole; air vent
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) wind (blowing) into a horse's ear
ascending vertical sword attack (kendo, etc.)
clouds appearing before the wind starts to blow; winds and clouds
catching a cold; person with a cold
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
favourable wind; favorable wind; wind blowing during the rising tide
wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan
Owara-Kaze-no-Bon Festival (Toyama)
whirlwind
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
love grass (Eragrostis ferruginea); bay grass
wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan
cold syndrome; common cold syndrome
you can't catch the wind with a net
wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan
anabatic wind
katabatic wind
northwesterly winter wind
northwesterly winter wind
feeling of the impending dissolution of parliament
cold wind descending from the mountains
typhoon with severe wind (and little rain)
anemochory; dispersion by wind (of seeds)
first wind of the season (esp. the first wind of autumn)
cold; common cold
Examples (60 in total)
The wind is cold today.
There's a little wind.
There is no wind today.