Character · Nature
風
かぜ kazeふうげつ fūgetsuとうふう tōfū
wind
Composition
Origin
凡 supplies the sound; the insect 虫 recalls the old belief, reported in the Shuowen, that wind brings insects to life.
In the thoughts
- 風月fūgetsuwind and moon
- 東風tōfūeast wind
Proverbs carrying this character
- 071 明日は明日の風が吹く Tomorrow, tomorrow's wind will blow.
- 101 月に叢雲、花に風 Over the moon, gathering clouds; over blossoms, wind.
- 105 風が吹けば桶屋が儲かる When the wind blows, the bucket maker prospers.
- 107 物言えば唇寒し秋の風 As soon as words are spoken, the lips feel cold — autumn wind.
- 136 花鳥風月 Flowers, birds, wind, moon.
- 261 馬耳東風 Spring wind in a horse's ears.
- 295 雨ニモマケズ 風ニモマケズ Yielding neither to the rain, nor to the wind.