涼りょう風ふう

also: すずかぜ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

cool breeze; refreshing breeze

A pleasant, cool wind, often associated with summer evenings or early autumn. Can be used both literally and poetically.

涼りょう風ふうが吹ふくa cool breeze blows
夕ゆう方がたになると涼りょう風ふうが吹ふいてきた。
As evening came, a cool breeze began to blow.
涼りょう風ふうを感かんじるto feel a cool breeze
窓まどを開あけると涼りょう風ふうを感かんじた。
When I opened the window, I felt a cool breeze.
涼りょう風ふうに当あたるto expose oneself to (bask in) a cool breeze
縁えん側がわで涼りょう風ふうに当あたりながらお茶ちゃを飲のんだ。
I drank tea on the porch while enjoying the cool breeze.

風かぜN5
風 is the general, all-purpose word for wind of any kind, while 涼風 specifically denotes a pleasant, cooling breeze.
そよ風かぜN1
そよ風 describes a gentle, light breeze without implying coolness, whereas 涼風 emphasizes the refreshing, cool quality of the wind.

熱ねっ風ぷう
熱風 is a hot, scorching wind, the direct opposite of the cool, refreshing 涼風.

涼すずしいN5
涼しい is the adjective meaning 'cool' (of temperature), while 涼風 is the noun naming the cool breeze itself, so the two are easy to mix up despite sharing the kanji 涼.

涼風Usage96%
- りょうふう
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading りょうふう is the most common and widely recognized.
- すずかぜ
  Alternate reading, less common but still encountered; often used in poetic or literary contexts.
すずかぜUsage4%

Compound of 涼 (cool, refreshing) and 風 (wind). The reading りょうふう is the on'yomi, while すずかぜ is a kun'yomi compound reading.