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風 kanji: meaning “wind”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N49 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
wind
On'yomi
フウ、フ
Kun'yomi
かぜ

Picture story to remember 風

Ride a motorcycle and you know the wind: insects (虫) hit you like raindrops.

Parts in this story:虫

How to write 風: stroke order

風 is written with 9 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 風

Practice this kanji in the app

Review 風 with the picture story and come back to it as you forget.

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Kanji that share parts with 風.