向むかい風かぜ

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Meanings

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headwind

Wind blowing directly against one's direction of travel. Also used figuratively for adverse conditions or opposition.

The headwind is so strong that I can't make much progress on my bicycle.

新しん事じ業ぎょうは向むかい風かぜの中なかでのスタートとなった。

The new business started amid headwinds.

逆ぎゃく風ふう
向かい風 is the everyday, concrete word for a wind blowing in one's face, while 逆風 is slightly more formal and frequently used metaphorically for adverse conditions.

追おい風かぜ
向かい風 is a headwind blowing against one's direction of travel, the literal opposite of 追い風's tailwind.
フォローN1
向かい風 means a headwind, the opposite of フォロー used in its sense of a tailwind.

Compound of 向かい (mukai, 'facing') + 風 (kaze, 'wind'). The kanji 向 means 'to face' or 'to head toward'.