JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
風 means wind, air, style. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 9 strokes, read かぜ or かざ or ふう. It appears in お風呂 (a bath) and 台風 (typhoon).
風 is written in 9 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 風 | かぜ | wind / breeze |
| お風呂 | おふろ | a bath |
| 台風 | たいふう | typhoon |
風 tends to carry the sound ふう. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 風 | ふう | wind, air |
| 楓 | ふう | maple |
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