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風 means 'wind'

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Strokes : 9    Radical number: 182    Frequency: 231   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-5    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 10    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 267 words   Used in 735 words   Used in 1368 names   Component in 33 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
On
   フ   フウ
Kun
   かぜ wind   かざ-
Name    い   え
   风 (Chinese)  
The central component exists as a rare kanji variant of (insect), (insect)
See how ancient people perceived fierce winds as being connected to malevolent animals, and find out how the radical in 風 relates to the “table” radical 几.
⿵  𠘨 () table  ⿱   () katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from   insect  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 風 is used 21 times, read 4 ways (with 1 variation). 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
Across all words in Japanese, 風 is used 602 times, read 4 ways (with 4 variations). 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
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フウ : 354 words FIND ALL
3
noun
typhoon; hurricane
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フ (read as ぶ) : 37 words FIND ALL
0
noun
folding screen
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フウ (read as ぷう) : 35 words FIND ALL
3
Most common form: 扇風器
noun
electric fan
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フ : 29 words FIND ALL
2 1
noun
1. bath; bathtub  (see also: お風呂)
2. bathroom; bathhouse
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フ (read as ぷ) : 1 word FIND ALL
0
Most common form: 気っぷ
noun
character; disposition; spirit; temperament  (often written with kana only)
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かぜ : 124 words FIND ALL
0
noun
1. wind; breeze; draught; draft
noun, noun (prefix)
2. manner; behaviour; behavior  (see also: )
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かざ- (read as かざ) : 19 words FIND ALL
1 0
noun
1. pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy)  (this meaning is restricted to reading かざぐるま)
2. windmill
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え: 2 words. FIND ALL
2
noun
1. south wind; southerly wind
2. summer  (archaic)
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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word. FIND ALL
1 0
noun
common cold; cold; influenza; flu; ague
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An additional 32 less common words include 風 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 217 (originally: 198)  Joy o' Kanji : 198  Key to Kanji: 923 

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フ   フウ   かぜ wind   かざ-    
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
チュウ   むし insect   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
dot   
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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stick   
table   
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