吹く|ふくfuku[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto blow (of the wind)あの日は強い風が吹いていました。↗There was a strong wind that day.
- godan verb, transitive verbto blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.); to puff
- godan verb, transitive verbto play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to whistle (a tune)
- godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbto emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout; to spew; to puff out
- godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbto sprout; to put forth (buds)
- godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbto appear (on the surface); to form; to be coated with (powder, rust, etc.)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto burst out laughing; to burst into laughter
- godan verb, transitive verbto brag; to talk big
- godan verb, transitive verbto smelt; to mint
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 吹く（ふく） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 吹きます（ふきます） |
| Negative (nai) | 吹かない（ふかない） |
| polite (masen) | 吹きません（ふきません） |
| classical zu / nu | 吹かず・吹かぬ（ふかず・ふかぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 吹いた（ふいた） |
| polite (mashita) | 吹きました（ふきました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 吹かなかった（ふかなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 吹きませんでした（ふきませんでした） |
| Te form | 吹いて（ふいて） |
| Potential | 吹ける（ふける） |
| Passive | 吹かれる（ふかれる） |
| Causative | 吹かせる（ふかせる） |
| Causative passive | 吹かせられる・吹かされる（ふかせられる・ふかされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 吹けば（ふけば） |
| tara | 吹いたら（ふいたら） |
| Volitional | 吹こう（ふこう） |
| polite (mashou) | 吹きましょう（ふきましょう） |
| Imperative | 吹け（ふけ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related吹き出すふきだすNeutralThe wind starting to blow or water gushing out; also used for bursting into laughter, as in 「思わず吹き出す」.
- Related噴くふくNeutralFor liquid, gas or fire forcefully erupting outward from within, as in 「火を噴く」; unlike 吹く it is about spouting, not wind or breath.
- Related吹き散らすふきちらすNeutralThe wind blowing things apart in all directions; figuratively, spreading rumors or talk far and wide.
- Related風立つかぜだつWrittenWritten, literary word for the wind rising; in everyday speech say 「風が吹く」.
- Antonym止むやむNeutralAntonym of 吹く: a blowing wind coming to a stop, as in 「風が止む」.
Default to 「吹く」 for wind and breath. 「噴く」 is for liquid, gas or fire spouting out; 「吹き出す」 for bursting into laughter; 「吹き散らす」 for wind scattering things or spreading rumors; 「風立つ」 is literary for wind rising; 「止む」 for the wind stopping.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
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