風|ふうfuu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounmanner; way; style
   それをどんな風ふうに実行じっこうしたらいいかが問題もんだいだ。↗

   The question is how to carry it out.
2. nounappearance; air; likeness
3. nouncustom; convention; practice
4. nounfolk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
5. nounwind (one of the five elements)
6. suffix-ish; resembling; -lookingafter a noun
   あなたのサロン風ふうのスカートが好すきです。↗

   I like your sarong style skirt.

• Synonym流儀りゅうぎNeutralThe way of a school or art, or one's own consistent style of doing things, as in 「自分流儀」; 「風」 mostly works as a suffix for style.
• Synonym風儀ふうぎWrittenWritten/formal prose for manners, etiquette, and deportment; 「風」 mostly works as a suffix for style.
• Related習わしならわしNeutralA custom or habitual practice, as in 「昔からの習わし」; 「風」 centers on style.
• Related因習いんしゅうNeutralOutdated old conventions with a negative nuance, as in 「因習にとらわれる」; 「風」 is neutral.
• Related習慣しゅうかんNeutralPersonal habits or social customs — the most general word of this set; 「風」 centers on style.
• Related定例ていれいNeutralSomething held or done regularly by established practice, as in 「定例会議」; 「風」 centers on style.
• Related慣行かんこうWrittenWritten/formal prose for practices long followed in a society, region, or trade; 「風」 centers on style.
• Related風俗ふうぞくNeutralThe customs and manners of an era or group; also the sex industry. 「風」 centers on style.
• Related慣例かんれいNeutralAn established convention or precedent, as in 「慣例に従う」; 「風」 centers on style.
• Related慣習かんしゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose for practices generally accepted in a society, as in 「慣習法」; 「風」 mostly works as a suffix for style.
• Related風習ふうしゅうNeutralThe customs of a particular place, as in 「正月の風習」; 「風」 centers on style.
• Related習俗しゅうぞくWrittenWritten/formal prose, a folklore term for manners and customs; 「風」 centers on style.
• RelatedしきたりNeutralCustoms and rules handed down over generations; 「風」 centers on style and appearance.
• Related性さがWrittenLoosely related: written/formal prose for one's nature or fate, as in 「悲しい性」; not interchangeable with 「風」 for appearance or customs.
• RelatedトラディションNeutralA loanword for tradition, used of culture, crafts, fashion and the like; 「風」 mostly works as a suffix for style.
• Related遺風いふうWrittenWritten/formal prose for the influence or customs left by earlier generations; 「風」 mostly works as a suffix for style.
• Related旧習きゅうしゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose for outdated customs, as in 「旧習を打破」; 「風」 mostly works as a suffix for style.
• Related旧例きゅうれいWrittenWritten/formal prose for conventions of the past; 「風」 mostly works as a suffix for style, as in 「和風」.
• Related常例じょうれいWrittenWritten/formal prose for the usual practice; 「風」 mostly works as a suffix for style, as in 「洋風」.

「風」 covers style, manner, and appearance, mostly as a suffix like 「和風」 or 「学生風」, but can also stand alone for customs. For habits use 「習慣」, for local customs 「風習」, for conventions 「慣例」, for one's own way 「流儀」, and for outdated rules 「因習」. 「仕来り」 and 「習わし」 are inherited customs, 「定例」 regular events, 「慣行」 and 「慣習」 suit formal prose, 「風俗」 can also mean the sex industry, and 「トラディション」 tradition. The rest — 「風儀」「習俗」「性」「遺風」「旧習」「旧例」「常例」 — are written terms for special contexts.

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1. （フウ）風習ふうしゅう。気風きふう。慣習かんしゅう。雰囲気ふんいき。
2. （フウ）風体ふうたい。恰好かっこう。
3. （フウ）様子ようす。ふり。
4. （フウ）性向せいこう。性格せいかく。傾向けいこう。きらい。
5. （フウ）体裁ていさい。聞きこえ。
6. （フウ）様態ようたい。感かんじ。
7. （フウ）（とくにある地域ちいきの）特徴とくちょうを有ゆうしたさま。風味ふうみ。
8. （フウ）そのような雰囲気ふんいきのあるさま。似にているさま。