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)
Kanji used
wind
Pitch accent
Top 1000
Used in vocabulary (186 in total)
in that manner; like that
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
in this way; like this
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
in that way; like that; that way
taste; flavor; flavour
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
storm; windstorm; gale
typhoon; hurricane
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
personality; style; appearance
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
wind pressure
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
appearance; look; dress
appearance; look; dress
how; in what way; in what manner
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
elegance; taste; refinement
Western style
wind chime; wind bell
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
character; traits; ethos
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
appearance; air; mien; getup
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
cool breeze; refreshing breeze
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
satire; irony; sarcasm
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
majesty; dignity
in that way; like that
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
cold wind; chilly breeze; (blast of) cold air
headwind; adverse wind
style of painting
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
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
old fashioned
texture (cloth, fabric, paper); feel; appearance
nature's beauty (cool breeze and bright moon)
ventilation; draft; airing
rubella; German measles
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
subordinate position; lower position
where the wind blows
unusual customs
manners; customs
corporate culture; company climate or spirit; the way a company does things
European style; Occidental
arrogant; haughty; calm; placid
wind-wrought pattern on the sands
latest (fashion, hairstyle, etc.); up-to-date
rustic; country-style
wind and wave; rough seas
organ; harmonium
gentlemanly; gentlemanlike; in the manner of a gentleman
palsy; paralysis
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)
Kyoto style; urbanity; refinement
vice; bad manners; evil customs; storm; raging winds
elegance; tastefulness
Chinese style
wind-scattered dust; windblown sand; worldly affairs; cares of life
burial (disposal of a body) by exposure to the elements; aerial sepulture (burial)
style of handwriting or calligraphy
genre picture; painting depicting customs
air flow; air volume
evil or corrupt or abusive practice
land breeze
Western style sailboat
city style; metropolitan
storm and flood damage
wind tunnel
of military bearing
surviving custom; holdover influence
narrative-like structure; narrative style
packing; wrapping; tare
light breeze
wind direction
strange; eccentric
wind resistance
hanging-scroll weight
insanity; insane person; arbiter of taste; connoisseur
noble character
style of a poem; style of poetry
rubella; German measles
wind damage; storm damage
mirin-style condiment; mirin-like seasoning; low-alcohol mirin
strong breeze
cave from which cold wind blows
how; in what way; in what manner
how; in what way; in what manner
foehn; föhn; foehn wind; föhn wind
flippant; saucy; know-all
cotoletta alla milanese; Milanese cutlet (of veal)
Spanish omelette (omelet); Spanish tortilla
how; in what way; in what manner
efflorescence; loss of crystallization water to the air
gonorrheal ophthalmia
lake wind; lake breeze
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
ladylike; in the manner of a lady
ink painting style
overwhelming; conquering; dominating; sweeping (the world); swaying
hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis)
playful style of haikai poetry popularized in the mid-seventeenth century
spring wind telling the tidings of flowers
seasonable rains and winds; halcyon weather; halcyon times of peace
authentic (to the region it is from); in the original style
a country being in a state of universal peace; the world being peaceful and uneventful
class size of bonsai trees (25-35cm)
Law Controlling Business Affecting Public Morals; Adult Entertainment Law; Amusement Businesses Law; Entertainment Businesses Law
wind winnowing
land and sea breeze
wind chime; wind bell
texture (cloth, fabric, paper); feel; appearance
mirin-style condiment; mirin-like seasoning; low-alcohol mirin
playful style of haikai poetry popularized in the mid-seventeenth century
wind furnace
appearance and personality; manner; mien; air
winter street dust
high fan speed (setting on air conditioner); squall; sudden gust
tree blown down by the wind
(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
sex industry; prostitution
rustic tea house made out of a thatched hut
cat's whiskers (Cleome gynandra)
southeasterly wind blowing around the fifth month of the lunisolar calendar (when marine fishes allegedly turn into tree sparrows)
ravine wind; canyon wind; gorge wind
custom (habit) of diligence and thrift
geranium (any plant of genus Geranium)
woolly geranium (Geranium erianthum)
fire and wind; fire-laden wind
bronze wind bells hanging from eaves of temple towers or halls (esp. four corners); wind bell; wind chimes
Examples (17 in total)
The sails fluttered in the wind.
The curtains are fluttering in the wind.
Bamboo bends before the wind.