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N4 kanji · 9 strokes

風 means wind

几 a sail · 虫 bug

風Memory trick

A bug (虫) blown inside a sail (几): wind.

Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.

Meaning and readings

Meanings
wind, air, style, manner
JLPT level
N4
Strokes
9
School grade
Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) かぜ kaze

かぜ (kaze) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.

From Chinese (onyomi) フウ fuu

フウ (fuu) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.

Other readings from Chinese: フ fu

Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.

Common word

そよ風 そよかぜ · soyokaze

gentle breeze, soft wind

Built from

  • 几 table
  • 丿 a sweeping stroke
  • 虫 insect

虫 Used in 16 kanji

The story and the part meanings are Chirami's own. Readings, meanings and the common word come from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, and the strokes from KanjiVG. Spotted a mistake? Email support@brightsmilesolutions.org.