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
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
taste; flavor; flavour
Chinese style
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
personality; style; appearance
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
cold wind; chilly breeze; (blast of) cold air
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
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
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
palsy; paralysis
rustic; country-style
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
cool breeze; refreshing breeze
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
west wind
family tradition
headwind; adverse wind
hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis)
gale; strong wind; high wind
modern style; modernness
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
texture (cloth, fabric, paper); feel; appearance
wind and waves; rough seas; storm; dispute; quarrel; trouble
earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)
earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)
seasonal winds
unusual customs
manners; customs
ventilation; draft; airing
raging wind
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
gentlemanly; gentlemanlike; in the manner of a gentleman
organ; harmonium
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)
genre picture; painting depicting customs
air flow; air volume
downtown style
right style
land breeze
Western style sailboat
storm and flood damage
packing; wrapping; tare
narrative-like structure; narrative style
light breeze
wind resistance
noble character
style of a poem; style of poetry
wind erosion
polar easterlies
mirin-style condiment; mirin-like seasoning; low-alcohol mirin
foehn; föhn; foehn wind; föhn wind
wind god
cotoletta alla milanese; Milanese cutlet (of veal)
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.