風（かぜ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: wind
Example sentences
- 今日はとても風が強い。 — The wind is very strong today.
- 気持ちのいい風が吹いている。 — A pleasant breeze is blowing.
Idioms & proverbs containing “風”
- 子供は風の子 (こどもはかぜのこ) — children are oblivious to the cold; children are children of the wind
- 風邪は万病の元 (かぜはまんびょうのもと) — a cold can lead to all sorts of illnesses
- 網の目に風とまらず (あみのめにかぜとまらず) — you can't catch the wind with a net
- 物言えば唇寒し秋の風 (ものいえばくちびるさむしあきのかぜ) — silence is golden
- 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
- 馬鹿は風邪を引かない (ばかはかぜをひかない) — stupid people don't catch colds
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