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気風 (きふう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

気き風ふう

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JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

character; spirit; ethos

Refers to the distinctive character, spirit, or moral climate of a group, region, or era. Often used in phrases like 気風がいい (having a good character/tone) or 伝統的な気風 (traditional ethos).

この町まちは昔むかしながら

の

商しょう

人にん

気き

風ふう

が

残のこ

っ

て

いる

。

This town still retains its old merchant spirit.

彼かれの率そっ直ちょくな気き風ふうはみんなに好すかれている。

His straightforward character is liked by everyone.

Usage patterns

気き風ふうがいいto have a fine, generous, open-hearted character
この町まちの人ひとは気き風ふうがいいと言いわれている。
The people of this town are said to have a fine, open-hearted character.
気き風ふうが荒あらいto have a rough, tough-minded ethos
その港みなと町まちは気き風ふうが荒あらいことで知しられている。
That port town is known for its rough, tough-minded spirit.
〈事こと〉という気き風ふうがあるto have a cultural tradition or spirit of doing something
この会かい社しゃには失しっ敗ぱいを恐おそれないという気き風ふうがある。
This company has a culture of not fearing failure.
気き風ふうを受うけ継つぐto carry on a tradition of spirit or ethos
彼かれは祖そ父ふの職しょく人にん気き風ふうを受うけ継ついだ。
He inherited his grandfather's craftsman's spirit.

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
風wind, air, style

Related words

気き質しつN1
気質 refers to the temperament of an individual or group, while 気風 focuses on the shared moral or cultural atmosphere of a community or era.
性せい格かくN3
性格 describes an individual's personality, whereas 気風 describes the collective character or ethos of a group, region, or era.
風ふう土どN1
風土 refers to the natural climate and cultural traits of a place, while 気風 emphasizes the spirited moral tone shared by its people.
きっぷ
気風 is a more formal, literary term often describing the ethos of a group or era, while 気っ風 describes a spirited, personal trait of an individual.

Don't confuse with

きっぷ
Written the same, 気風 read きふう means the ethos or spirit of a group or era, while 気風 read きっぷ means a person's open, generous disposition.

Built from

気き+風ふう

Etymology

Compound of 気 (spirit, mood) and 風 (wind, style). The combination suggests the prevailing 'wind' or 'style' of spirit in a group.