諷
hint, satirize
Readings
On'yomi
- フウ
Kun'yomi
- そら.んじる
Meaning
諷 centers on indirect communication: hinting at something or satirizing it through veiled words rather than direct statement.
Most common words using 諷
- 花鳥諷詠かちょうふうえい
the beauties of nature and the harmony that exists between it and man (as the key poetic theme of a haiku)
- 諷するふうする
to hint; to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise
- 諷喩ふうゆ
hint; insinuation; indirect suggestion; allegory
- 諷歌そえうた
allegorical form (of waka)
- 諷経ふぎん
chanting of the sutras
- 諷詠ふうえい
poetic composition
- 諷誦ふうじゅ
reciting
- 諷諫ふうかん
indirect remonstrance; exhortation by insinuation
Study
Etymology
諷 combines 言 (speech) with 風, which likely contributes both sound and the idea of something carried indirectly, like words on the wind.
Meaning mnemonic
Words 言 carried on the wind 風 arrive indirectly, like a hint or a satirical remark that is not stated outright.
Reading mnemonic
For フウ, imagine a satirical comment floating through the air like a gentle wind: the sound of the wind itself, フウ, carries the hint.