風ふう樹じゅ

noun

tree swayed by the wind

Literal meaning of the kanji compound; not used as a common standalone noun. Appears in classical contexts or as the basis for the derived phrase 風樹の嘆.

• 「風ふう樹じゅ」は文も字じ通どおりには風かぜに揺ゆれる木きを指さすが、普ふ通つうは成せい句くの中なかで使つかわれる。

  Literally, 風樹 means a tree swayed by the wind, but it is normally used within a set phrase.

noun

regret for not appreciating one's parents while they were alive

Archaic meaning derived from the Chinese classic phrase 風樹の嘆 (fūju no tan), expressing grief that one cannot repay parental kindness after they are gone. Not used in modern conversation.

See also: 風樹の嘆

• 「風ふう樹じゅの嘆たん」という言こと葉ばは、親おや孝こう行こうのできなかった後こう悔かいを表あらわす古ふるい表ひょう現げんだ。

  The phrase 風樹の嘆 is an old expression for the regret of not having been able to be filial to one's parents.