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吚
吚
7 strokes
Frequency: 1133
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

blow
breathe
puff
emit
smoke

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
゚イ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ãĩ.く
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
ãĩき

Common Words

ãĩく
Godan verb
Freq #2013
1

Intransitive verb

to blow (of the wind)

Examples
あぎæ—Ĩはåŧˇã„éĸ¨ãŒåšã„ãĻいぞした。
There was a strong wind that day.
2

Transitive verb

to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.); to puff

Examples
ロãƒŧã‚ēはしゃãŧã‚“įŽ‰ã‚’åšã„ãĻいた。
Rose was blowing bubbles.
3

Transitive verb

to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to whistle (a tune)

Examples
ãƒ†ãƒƒãƒ‰ã¯ãƒˆãƒŠãƒŗãƒšãƒƒãƒˆã‚’åšããŽãŒåĨŊきです。
Ted likes playing the trumpet.
4

Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout; to spew; to puff out

5

Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

to sprout; to put forth (buds)

Examples
木がčŠŊをãĩいãĻいる。
The trees are shooting out buds.
6

Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

to appear (on the surface); to form; to be coated with (powder, rust, etc.)

7

Slang; Intransitive verb

to burst out laughing; to burst into laughter

8

Transitive verb

to brag; to talk big

9

Transitive verb

to smelt; to mint

åšéŖ›ã°ã™
ãĩきとばす
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #3609
1

to blow away; to blow off; to blow up

Examples
テロãƒĒ゚トが手æĻ´åŧžã‚’投げる前ãĢįˆ†į™ēしãĻã—ãžã„ã€į‰‡č…•ã‚’åšãéŖ›ã°ã•ã‚ŒãĻã—ãžãŖãŸã€‚
The grenade blew up before the terrorist could throw it, and his arm was blown off!
2

to dispel; to drive away

3

to talk big

噴きå‡ēす
吚きだす
吚å‡ēす
噴å‡ēす
噴きだす
ãĩきだす
Godan verb
Freq #4695
1

Intransitive verb

to spout out; to spurt out; to gush out; to jet out

Examples
įŽĄã‹ã‚‰æ°´ãŒåšãå‡ēした。
Water shot from the pipe.
2

Intransitive verb

to sprout; to bud

3

Intransitive verb

to burst into laughter

4

Transitive verb; Esp. 吚きå‡ēす

to blow (smoke, etc.)

5

Transitive verb

to send out shoots (of a tree)

ãĩきとãļ
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #4763
1

to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away

Examples
éĸ¨ã§ã‹ã•がåŊŧåĨŗãŽæ‰‹ã‹ã‚‰åšãéŖ›ã‚“だ。
The wind blew the umbrella out of her hand.
2

to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled

ãĩãŖéŖ›ãļ
ãĩãŖã¨ãļ
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #6169
1

to be blown off; to be blown away; to go flying

Examples
įˆ†į™ēがとãĻã‚‚ã™ã•ãžã˜ã‹ãŖãŸãŽã§ã€åą‹æ šãŒåšãŖã¨ã‚“ã ã€‚
Such was the explosion that the roof was blown off.
2

to disappear; to vanish

3

to rush; to hurry

吚čžŧむ
ãĩきこむ
Godan verb
Freq #6227
1

Intransitive verb

to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.)

Examples
新鎎ãĒįŠē気が吚きčžŧんでくる。
Fresh air is blowing in.
2

Transitive verb

to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into

Examples
čˆšé•ˇã¯į–˛ã‚ŒãĻいる䚗įĩ„å“ĄãĢ新たãĒæ´ģ力を吚きčžŧんだ。
The captain breathed new life into his tired crew.
3

Transitive verb

to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to instill; to infuse; to indoctrinate with

Examples
åŊŧはč‡ĒäŋĄã‚’吚きčžŧんでくれた。
He inspired me with confidence.
4

Transitive verb

to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)

ãĩãŖéŖ›ã°ã™
ãĩãŖã¨ã°ã™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #9661
1

to blow off (strongly); to blow away

2

to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel

3

to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

åšč’ã‚Œã‚‹
ãĩきあれる
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #11480
1

to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate

Examples
å¤–ã§ã¯å†ˇãŸã„åŒ—éĸ¨ãŒčŊŸã€…ã¨åšãč’ã‚ŒãĻいた。
The cold north wind was roaring outside.
ãĩãļき
äšąåš
Noun
Freq #11509
1

snow storm; blizzard

Examples
吚é›Ēã¯ãžã‚‹ä¸€é€ąé–“č’ã‚Œį‹‚ãŖãŸã€‚
The snowstorm raged for a full week.
吚き掛ける
ãĩきかける
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #11709
1

to blow (on); to breathe (on); to spray (on)

Examples
息を吚きかけãĻä¸Ąæ‰‹ã‚’æš–ã‚ãŸã€‚
I blew on my hands to warm them.
2

to pick (a fight); to provoke; to force (unreasonable terms); to demand (the impossible)

3

to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price); to overcharge

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