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吹 = 欠 + 口

吹 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “blow”. It is built from 欠 (lack) and 口 (mouth). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 506.

Keyword
blow
RTK frame
506
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
スイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ふ.く
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
удар
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
吹 blow

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 欠 lack
  2. 口 mouth

How to find 吹 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “lack” + “mouth”. 吹 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 吹 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.