風 — wind, style, manner
かぜ
風
wind
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
9 strokes
nature
U+98A8
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #558
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #524
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #182
Meanings
- wind
- style
- manner
word
かぜ kaze Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
ふう ・ぷう fuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
ふ fu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
Used as component in (1)
Pictographic evolution. 冂 (enclosure) contains elements suggesting movement. Originally depicted a mythical wind bird (鳳). Wind. Extended to style and manner.