吹ふく

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

blow (breath); breathe out; puff

Transitive; blowing breath, air from the mouth, or puffing on something.

• 熱あついお茶ちゃを吹ふいて冷さます。

  I blow on the hot tea to cool it down.

• ろうそくの火ひを吹ふき消けした。

  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.

• 彼かれはトランペットを吹ふくのが上手じょうずだ。

  He is good at playing the trumpet.

• 審しん判ぱんが笛ふえを吹ふいた。

  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

• 火か山ざんが煙けむりを吹ふいている。

  The volcano is emitting smoke.

• 機き関かん車しゃが蒸じょう気きを吹ふき出だした。

  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.

• 木き々ぎが新しん芽めを吹ふいている。

  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.

• 鉄てつがさびを吹ふいた。

  The iron became coated with rust.

• チョコレートが白しろく粉こなを吹ふいている。

  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: 噴き出す

• 彼かれの冗じょう談だんに思おもわず吹ふいてしまった。

  I couldn't help bursting out laughing at his joke.

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

brag; talk big

Transitive; colloquial use for boasting or exaggerating.

• 彼かれはよく自じ分ぶんのことを吹ふく。

  He often brags about himself.

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

smelt; mint (coins)

Transitive; technical use in metalworking for smelting or minting.

• この工こう場じょうでは銅どうを吹ふいている。

  This factory smelts copper.