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Blow Wind Mouth 吹 スイ ふ.く ふき Breathe

Kanji
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
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 467

Tags: jlpt.n3, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500

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