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西風 (にしかぜ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

西にし風かぜ

also: せいふう

に

し

か

ぜ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

west wind; westerly wind

Refers to a wind blowing from the west. Can be used literally in weather contexts or figuratively in literature.

今日きょうは西にし風かぜが強つよいので、洗せん濯たく物ものがよく乾かわきそうだ。
The west wind is strong today, so the laundry will probably dry well.
西にし風かぜに乗のっ

て

、

遠とお

く

から

潮しお

の

香かお

り

が

漂ただよ

っ

て

き

た

。

Carried by the west wind, the scent of the sea drifted in from afar.

Written forms

西風Usage100%
- にしかぜ
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading にしかぜ is the most common.
- せいふう
  Sino-Japanese reading; less common in everyday speech, but may appear in literary or technical contexts.
せいふう

Kanji

西west, Spain
風wind, air, style

Similar words

東風こち
East wind; the opposite direction. 東風 is often associated with spring in Japanese poetry.
北きた風かぜ
North wind; typically a cold winter wind, unlike the milder 西風.
南みなみ風かぜ
South wind; often a warm, humid wind bringing rain.

Etymology

Compound of 西 (nishi, 'west') and 風 (kaze, 'wind'). The reading にしかぜ is the native Japanese reading, while せいふう is the Sino-Japanese reading.