Memory phrase for the Kanji: 吹


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Meaning blow, breathe out

Pronunciation

SUI
fuku

Explanation

Left: mouth , right: lack (The mouth wide open of the yawning person is lacking [i.e. manners])

Mnemonic


 
If out of the mouth a "nothing" is coming, then it is "blowing".

Radicals

mouthA small square stands for the mouth, and a big square is an enclosure.
deficiencyThe radical kakeru shows a mouth wide open of a person and stands for lack or deficiency. (perhaps a lack of good manners?)
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!

 Vocabulary

芽吹く めぶく  to bud
吹く ふく   to blow (wind, etc), to emit, to spout
吹奏 すいそう  playing wind instruments
吹雪 ふぶき  snow storm

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