そよ風
also: びふう
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.
The curtain is swaying in the soft breeze.
Usage patterns
- そよ風が吹くa gentle breeze blows
A gentle breeze was blowing through the park.
- そよ風に吹かれるto be blown by a gentle breeze
I read a book in the shade while being caressed by a gentle breeze.
- そよ風が頬をなでるa gentle breeze brushes against one's cheek
The gentle breeze brushed against my cheek and felt pleasant.