吹

Idiomatic expression; From Matthew 11:17

we have piped unto you and ye have not danced; people ignoring one's invitation or effort to do something together

to blow violently; to blow incessantly; to blow hard (e.g. the wind)

Geology

blowhole

ふきとおし only

blowing through; ventilation; draft

blowing relentlessly

blowing hot air; exaggerating; boasting

Proverb

a burnt child dreads the fire; once bitten twice shy; to become overcautious from a bad experience

Art, aesthetics

blown-off roof Yamato-e painting technique; depiction of a building without its roof to show the interior

Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)

to be blown up (into the air); to swirl up

to spout up (of water, steam, etc.); to shoot up; to be forced up

common bistort (Persicaria bistorta)

to exercise parental authority

Japanese cockchafer (Melolontha japonica)

blotched foxface (Siganus unimaculatus)

Hollywood juniper (Juniperus chinensis var. kaizuka); Chinese pyramid juniper

Idiomatic expression; Nidan verb (lower class)

to be nitpicky; to be fault-finding

spray painting

Sports

to shoot too high (in soccer); to blast the ball over the bar

golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis); golden dart frog

party horn; party blower

Rare term

(blowgun) dart

Rare term

Zen blowing meditation (performed with shakuhachi)

Rare term

to blow and gather together (by the wind)

Rare term

blowgun; blowpipe

Esp. 吹き荒ぶ

to blow fiercely; to rage

Archaic; Esp. 吹き遊ぶ

to play (a flute, etc.) for fun

to scatter; to blow about

Archaic

to spread a rumor; to talk around