吹く（ふく）
JLPT N5 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: to blow
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 吹きます | ふきます |
| te-form | 吹いて | ふいて |
| ta-form (past) | 吹いた | ふいた |
| nai-form (negative) | 吹かない | ふかない |
| potential form | 吹ける | ふける |
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Example sentences
- 今日は朝から強い風が吹いている。 — A strong wind has been blowing since morning today.
- 冬になると冷たい北風が吹く。 — When winter comes, a cold north wind blows.
Idioms & proverbs containing “吹く”
- 羹に懲りて膾を吹く (あつものにこりてなますをふく) — a burnt child dreads the fire; once bitten twice shy; to become overcautious from a bad experience
- 明日は明日の風が吹く (あしたはあしたのかぜがふく) — tomorrow will take care of itself; let the morn come and the meat with it; tomorrow, the winds of tomorrow will blow
- 芽を吹く (めをふく) — to bud; to sprout
- 大ぼらを吹く (おおぼらをふく) — to talk through one's hat; to blow one's own horn
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