N4 Kanji: 風 (Wind)

JLPT N4 kanji 風 — readings, vocabulary, stroke order, mnemonic, and common confusion pairs.

Character Info

Property Value
Kanji
Strokes 9
Radical 风 (wind)
JLPT Level N4

Readings

Type Japanese Romaji
On-yomi フウ、フ fū, fu
Kun-yomi かぜ、かざ kaze, kaza

Vocabulary

| 風 | かぜ | kaze | wind | | 台風 | たいふう | taifū | typhoon | | 風景 | ふうけい | fūkei | scenery, landscape | | 風邪 | かぜ | kaze | cold (illness) | | 風俗 | ふうぞく | fūzoku | customs, manners |

Stroke Order

1-4. Outer frame 几 (table/wind frame). 5-9. Inner 虫 (insect).

Mnemonic

An insect (虫) trapped inside a whirling frame — like a bug caught in the wind.

Common Confusion Pairs

| 凤 (phoenix, traditional) | Similar but different composition | | 嵐 (storm) | 嵐 has 山 on top; 風 has the 几 frame |