そよ風かぜ

also: びふう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

gentle breeze; soft wind; zephyr

A light, pleasant wind; often used in poetic or descriptive contexts. The reading そよかぜ is the everyday form; びふう is a literary Sino-Japanese reading.

It was a pleasant afternoon with a gentle breeze.

カーテンがそよ風かぜに揺ゆれている。

The curtain is swaying in the soft breeze.

そよ風かぜが吹ふくa gentle breeze blows
公こう園えんにはそよ風かぜが吹ふいていた。
A gentle breeze was blowing through the park.
そよ風かぜに吹ふかれるto be blown by a gentle breeze
木こ陰かげでそよ風かぜに吹ふかれながら本ほんを読よんだ。
I read a book in the shade while being caressed by a gentle breeze.
そよ風かぜが頬ほほをなでるa gentle breeze brushes against one's cheek
そよ風かぜが頬ほほをなでて心地ここちよかった。
The gentle breeze brushed against my cheek and felt pleasant.

風かぜN5
風 is the general word for wind, while そよ風 specifies a light, gentle breeze.
涼りょう風ふう
そよ風 describes a gentle, light breeze without implying coolness, whereas 涼風 emphasizes the refreshing, cool quality of the wind.

強きょう風ふうN2
そよ風 is a soft, gentle wind, whereas 強風 is a strong, forceful wind.
疾しっ風ぷう
微風 is a gentle, light breeze, the direct opposite of the powerful, rushing 疾風.

そよ風かぜUsage53%
Common kanji-kana spelling; the そよ part is usually written in kana.
微風Usage41%
- そよかぜ
  Kanji spelling also read びふう; when read そよかぜ it is a less common variant.

Compound of そよ (mimetic for a soft rustling or gentle movement) + 風 (wind). The exact origin of そよ is uncertain, but it is sound-symbolic.

びふう

Sino-Japanese reading; literary or technical, rarely used in everyday speech.

そよかぜUsage6%

びふう