ふう
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
Suffix
1. method; manner; way; style
2. appearance; air
3. tendency
4. folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
5. wind (one of the five elements)
Pitch accent
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Top 2700
Used in vocabulary (178 in total)
in that manner; like that
in this way; like this
in that way; like that; that way
how; in what way; in what manner
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
in that way; like that
appearance; air; mien; getup
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
overwhelming; conquering; dominating; sweeping (the world); swaying
wind direction
typhoon; hurricane
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
flippant; saucy; know-all
wind chime; wind bell
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
strange; eccentric
majesty; dignity
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
elegance; taste; refinement
arrogant; haughty; calm; placid
strong breeze
Chinese style
taste; flavor; flavour
evil or corrupt or abusive practice
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
appearance; look; dress
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
hanging-scroll weight
beautiful custom; fine custom; good custom
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
style of painting
old fashioned
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
how; in what way; in what manner
satire; irony; sarcasm
wind speed
subordinate position; lower position
nature's beauty (cool breeze and bright moon)
efflorescence; loss of crystallization water to the air
windmill; wind turbine
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
personality; style; appearance
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
cold wind; chilly breeze; (blast of) cold air
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
storm caused by the devil; evil wind; eerie wind
city style; metropolitan
wind tunnel
playful style of haikai poetry popularized in the mid-seventeenth century
wind pressure
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
style of acting
rubella; German measles
where the wind blows
rustic; country-style
palsy; paralysis
style of handwriting or calligraphy
of military bearing
spirited discussion
surviving custom; holdover influence
insanity; insane person; arbiter of taste; connoisseur
wind damage; storm damage
cave from which cold wind blows
seasonable rains and winds; halcyon weather; halcyon times of peace
wind furnace
appearance; air
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
storm; windstorm; gale
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
appearance; look; dress
Western style
character; traits; ethos
western style
wind god
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
west wind
cool breeze; refreshing breeze
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
family tradition
headwind; adverse wind
hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis)
modern style; modernness
gale; strong wind; high wind
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
texture (cloth, fabric, paper); feel; appearance
earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)
earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)
wind and waves; rough seas; storm; dispute; quarrel; trouble
seasonal winds
raging wind
unusual customs
manners; customs
ventilation; draft; airing
corporate culture; company climate or spirit; the way a company does things
European style; Occidental
wind-wrought pattern on the sands
latest (fashion, hairstyle, etc.); up-to-date
wind and wave; rough seas
organ; harmonium
gentlemanly; gentlemanlike; in the manner of a gentleman
Kyoto style; urbanity; refinement
academic traditions; academic school of thought; method of study
eight winds; eight things that hinder enlightenment; prosperity, decline, disgrace, honor, praise, censure, suffering, and pleasure; eight winds (e.g. in eight directions)
vice; bad manners; evil customs; storm; raging winds
elegance; tastefulness
north wind
wind-scattered dust; windblown sand; worldly affairs; cares of life
burial (disposal of a body) by exposure to the elements; aerial sepulture (burial)
air flow; air volume
genre picture; painting depicting customs
downtown style
right style
land breeze
Western style sailboat
storm and flood damage
narrative-like structure; narrative style
packing; wrapping; tare
light breeze
wind resistance
wind erosion
noble character
cotoletta alla milanese; Milanese cutlet (of veal)
style of a poem; style of poetry
polar easterlies
mirin-style condiment; mirin-like seasoning; low-alcohol mirin
foehn; föhn; foehn wind; föhn wind
wind god
Spanish omelette (omelet); Spanish tortilla
old customs
good custom
gonorrheal ophthalmia
lake wind; lake breeze
prevailing wind
period style
ladylike; in the manner of a lady
ink painting style
spring wind telling the tidings of flowers
local wind
land and sea breeze
class size of bonsai trees (25-35cm)
a country being in a state of universal peace; the world being peaceful and uneventful
geranium (any plant of genus Geranium)
wind winnowing
Law Controlling Business Affecting Public Morals; Adult Entertainment Law; Amusement Businesses Law; Entertainment Businesses Law
authentic (to the region it is from); in the original style
winter street dust
custom (habit) of diligence and thrift
(of the) genre painting style; (of the) style of painting that depicts people's customs and manners; (of the) type of painting that denotes the life of ordinary people
cat's whiskers (Cleome gynandra)
rustic tea house made out of a thatched hut
appearance and personality; manner; mien; air
southeasterly wind blowing around the fifth month of the lunisolar calendar (when marine fishes allegedly turn into tree sparrows)
katabatic wind
ravine wind; canyon wind; gorge wind
gradient wind
high fan speed (setting on air conditioner); squall; sudden gust
woolly geranium (Geranium erianthum)
tree blown down by the wind
aeolian soil
sex industry; prostitution
bronze wind bells hanging from eaves of temple towers or halls (esp. four corners); wind bell; wind chimes
fire and wind; fire-laden wind
Examples (17 in total)
The sails fluttered in the wind.
The curtains are fluttering in the wind.
Bamboo bends before the wind.