also: びふう
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.
A gentle breeze was blowing through the park.
I read a book in the shade while being caressed by a gentle breeze.
The gentle breeze brushed against my cheek and felt pleasant.
Sino-Japanese reading; literary or technical, rarely used in everyday speech.