フウ
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
Used in vocabulary (178 in total)
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
wind chime; wind bell
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
overwhelming; conquering; dominating; sweeping (the world); swaying
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
typhoon; hurricane
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
wind and waves; rough seas; storm; dispute; quarrel; trouble
style of painting
wind direction
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
elegance; taste; refinement
majesty; dignity
satire; irony; sarcasm
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
subordinate position; lower position
wind-scattered dust; windblown sand; worldly affairs; cares of life
wind furnace
in that manner; like that
in this way; like this
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
in that way; like that; that way
appearance; air
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
taste; flavor; flavour
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
storm; windstorm; gale
how; in what way; in what manner
how; in what way; in what manner
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
personality; style; appearance
wind pressure
windmill; wind turbine
appearance; look; dress
appearance; look; dress
strange; eccentric
Western style
appearance; air; mien; getup
character; traits; ethos
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
in that way; like that
western style
wind god
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
cool breeze; refreshing breeze
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
west wind
family tradition
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
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
headwind; adverse wind
wind speed
hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis)
wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
storm caused by the devil; evil wind; eerie wind
gale; strong wind; high wind
style of acting
modern style; modernness
beautiful custom; fine custom; good custom
old fashioned
texture (cloth, fabric, paper); feel; appearance
rubella; German measles
flippant; saucy; know-all
earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)
earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)
seasonal winds
arrogant; haughty; calm; placid
unusual customs
manners; customs
ventilation; draft; airing
nature's beauty (cool breeze and bright moon)
raging wind
corporate culture; company climate or spirit; the way a company does things
European style; Occidental
where the wind blows
wind-wrought pattern on the sands
latest (fashion, hairstyle, etc.); up-to-date
palsy; paralysis
rustic; country-style
wind and wave; rough seas
Chinese style
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
evil or corrupt or abusive practice
north wind
style of handwriting or calligraphy
burial (disposal of a body) by exposure to the elements; aerial sepulture (burial)
genre picture; painting depicting customs
air flow; air volume
downtown style
city style; metropolitan
right style
land breeze
Western style sailboat
wind tunnel
storm and flood damage
of military bearing
spirited discussion
hanging-scroll weight
strong breeze
surviving custom; holdover influence
packing; wrapping; tare
narrative-like structure; narrative style
light breeze
wind resistance
insanity; insane person; arbiter of taste; connoisseur
noble character
wind damage; storm damage
style of a poem; style of poetry
wind erosion
polar easterlies
mirin-style condiment; mirin-like seasoning; low-alcohol mirin
cave from which cold wind blows
efflorescence; loss of crystallization water to the air
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
playful style of haikai poetry popularized in the mid-seventeenth century
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
seasonable rains and winds; halcyon weather; halcyon times of peace
local wind
geranium (any plant of genus Geranium)
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
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
woolly geranium (Geranium erianthum)
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
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.