ichidan verb, transitive verb
blow against; spray onto
Used for wind, rain, or snow blowing hard against something, or for spraying paint, water, etc. onto a surface. The object is marked with に.
強い風が窓に雨を吹き付ける。
The strong wind blows rain against the window.
壁にペンキを吹き付ける。
Spray paint onto the wall.
Standard kanji spelling; common in news and everyday use.
Kana-mixed spelling; often used when the kanji 付 is not needed or for readability.
Search-only abbreviated form.
Rarely used kanji form; 着ける is not standard for this verb.
Compound of 吹き (continuative form of 吹く 'to blow') + 付ける 'to attach/apply'. Literally 'blow-attach'.