風 wind

Also: style

On'yomi
フウ、フ
Kun'yomi
かぜ、かざ
Strokes
9
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 2

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
風 is written in 9 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A sail-like frame (几) with an insect (虫) caught inside it, flapping — you can see the wind by what it carries.

A common word

  • 風邪 かぜ cold (illness)

Example sentences

  • きょうはかぜがつよいですね。

    The wind is strong today, isn't it?

  • にほんふうのへやにとまりました。

    I stayed in a Japanese-style room.

Kanji that share a part

几 is a component. 10 kanji share it in all.

  • 処 dispose N3
  • 肌 texture N2
  • 机 desk N2
  • 凡 mediocre N1
  • 冗 superfluous N1
  • 夙 early N1
  • 凪 lull N1
  • 飢 starve N1

虫 is a component. 23 kanji share it in all.

  • 強 strong
  • 蛇 snake N2
  • 蜂 bee N2
  • 触 contact N2
  • 融 melt N2
  • 独 single N1
  • 虹 rainbow N1
  • 蚕 silkworm N1