| Kanji | 吹 | 
|---|---|
| Onyomi | スイ | 
| Kunyomi | ふ.く | 
| Nanori | ふき | 
| English | blow, breathe, puff, emit, smoke | 
| Examples | 吹雪(ふぶき): snow storm; blizzard 吹く(ふく): (1) to blow (wind, etc.); to play a wind instrument (2) to emit; to spout (3) to whistle (4) to laugh; to burst into laughter 吹奏(すいそう): playing wind instruments | 
| JLPT Level | 3 | 
| Jouyou Grade | S | 
| Frequency | 1133 | 
| Components | 口: mouth 欠: lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76) | 
| Number of Strokes | 7 | 
| Kanji Radical | 口 | 
| Radical Number | 30 | 
| Radical Strokes | 3 | 
| Radical Reading | くち・くちへん | 
| Traditional Form | (none) | 
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic | 
| Keyword | blow | 
| Koohii Story 1 | This is clearly a BLOWJOB, we can see the MOUTH and the LACK OF condom. (I am sorry for the image, but it sticks forever in your mind). | 
| Koohii Story 2 | I keep confusing this with suck (#689). Consider someone blowing bubbles using their chewing gum because they´re lacking attention in class. | 
| RTK Index (new) | 506 | 
Tags: jlpt.n3, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500
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