godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
Intransitive; used for wind or air currents blowing.
風が強く吹いている。
The wind is blowing strongly.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
Transitive; blowing breath, air from the mouth, or puffing on something.
熱いお茶を吹いて冷ます。
I blow on the hot tea to cool it down.
ろうそくの火を吹き消した。
I blew out the candle.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
play (wind instrument); blow (whistle); whistle (tune)
Transitive; playing a wind instrument or producing sound by blowing.
彼はトランペットを吹くのが上手だ。
He is good at playing the trumpet.
審判が笛を吹いた。
The referee blew the whistle.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb, intransitive verb
emit (smoke, fire); spout; spew
Transitive or intransitive; for volcanoes, chimneys, or things emitting smoke, fire, or steam. Also written 噴く.
See also: 噴く
火山が煙を吹いている。
The volcano is emitting smoke.
機関車が蒸気を吹き出した。
The locomotive spouted steam.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb, intransitive verb
sprout; put forth buds
Transitive or intransitive; for plants putting out buds or shoots. Often used in literary or poetic contexts.
木々が新芽を吹いている。
The trees are putting forth new buds.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb, intransitive verb
appear on surface; form; be coated with
Transitive or intransitive; for rust, powder, mold, or a thin layer forming on a surface.
鉄がさびを吹いた。
The iron became coated with rust.
チョコレートが白く粉を吹いている。
The chocolate has a white bloom on it.
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
burst out laughing
Intransitive slang; often used as 吹き出す or 吹く to mean suddenly laughing uncontrollably.
See also: 吹き出す
彼の冗談に思わず吹いてしまった。
I couldn't help bursting out laughing at his joke.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
Transitive; colloquial use for boasting or exaggerating.
彼はよく自分のことを吹く。
He often brags about himself.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
Transitive; technical use in metalworking for smelting or minting.
この工場では銅を吹いている。
This factory smelts copper.