How to say "blow" in Japanese

• 吹くふくJLPT N5approx.Common
  godan verb, intransitive verbThe verb for the wind blowing. Its 'blow' is air in motion, so it is not the word for a blow as a strike or hit.
  あの日ひは強つよい風かぜが吹ふいていました。↗

  There was a strong wind that day.
• 打撃だげきJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounA noun for a blow or strike; it also means a shock or damage, so it suits figurative uses of 'blow' as well as physical ones.
  この何なんヶ月かげつかはひどい打撃だげきを受うけました。↗

  I took such a hammering over recent months.
• かむCommon
  godan verb, transitive verbThe 'blow' sense it covers is blowing one's nose; the word is usually written in kana alone. For the wind or for a blow as a strike, it is not the word you want.
  鼻はなが出でているよ。かみなさい。↗

  Your nose is running. Blow it.
• 打撲だぼくCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbA noun for a blow or hit on the body, or a beating. Choose it when 'blow' means a physical blow to the body rather than a figurative one.
• 殴打おうだCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbA hit, strike, or blow; it names the act of striking someone. Use it when 'blow' refers to a physical strike dealt to a person.

Use 「吹く」 for the wind blowing and 「かむ」 for blowing one's nose; for a blow as a strike, 打撃 is a blow or shock, 打撲 a blow to the body, and 殴打 a strike against a person.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 吹くふくto blow (of the wind)
• 打撃だげきblow
• かむto blow (one's nose)
• 打撲だぼくblow
• 殴打おうだhit
• 一打いちだstroke
• 吹きかけるふきかけるto blow (on)
• ふっかけるto blow (on)
• 吹き鳴らすふきならすto blow (a horn, etc.)
• 一泡ひとあわblow
• 風立つかぜだつto blow (wind)
• 秋風が立つあきかぜがたつto blow (of autumn wind)
• 秋風が吹くあきかぜがふくto blow (of autumn wind)
• 潮を吹くしおをふくto spout (of a whale)
• ヒットhit
• ブローblow
• あてblow
• 吹き出すふきだすto blow (smoke, etc.)
• 飛ぶとぶto break off