吹く

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「吹く
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
吹く
Imperative (命令形) 吹け
Key constructions
Passive 吹かれる かれ
Causative 吹かせる かせ
Potential 吹ける
Volitional 吹こう
Negative 吹かない ない
Negative perfective 吹かなかった なかった
Formal 吹きます きま
Perfective 吹いた いた
Conjunctive 吹いて いて
Hypothetical conditional 吹けば けば

Verb

() (fukutransitive or intransitive godan (stem () (fuki), past ()いた (fuita))

  1. (transitive or intransitive) blow (of wind, to move; or to cause air to move)
  2. (intransitive) spout (as a gas or liquid, out of something)
  3. (transitive) play (a woodwind or brass instrument); blow (a whistle)
  4. (intransitive) laugh reflexively

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN