西にし風かぜ

also: せいふう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

west wind; westerly wind

Refers to a wind blowing from the west. Can be used literally in weather contexts or figuratively in literature.

今日きょうは西にし風かぜが強つよいので、洗せん濯たく物ものがよく乾かわきそうだ。
The west wind is strong today, so the laundry will probably dry well.
西にし風かぜに乗のって、遠とおくから潮しおの香かおりが漂ただよってきた。
Carried by the west wind, the scent of the sea drifted in from afar.

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Usage patterns

西にし風かぜが吹ふくa west wind blows
夕ゆう方がたになると冷つめたい西にし風かぜが吹ふき始はじめた。
As evening came, a cold west wind began to blow.
西にし風かぜを受うけるto be hit/caught by a west wind
船ふねは西にし風かぜを受うけて速はやく進すすんだ。
The ship caught the west wind and moved quickly.

Kanji

西west, Spain
風wind, air, style

Opposites

東風こち
西風 blows from the west while 東風 blows from the east, the opposite direction.

Don't confuse with

北きた風かぜN1
北風 and 西風 are both directional wind terms that learners may mix up; 北風 comes from the north and is linked to cold, while 西風 comes from the west and is often dry and cool.

Built from

西にし+風かぜ

Written forms

西風Usage100%
- にしかぜ
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading にしかぜ is the most common.
- せいふう
  Sino-Japanese reading; less common in everyday speech, but may appear in literary or technical contexts.
せいふう

Etymology

Compound of 西 (nishi, 'west') and 風 (kaze, 'wind'). The reading にしかぜ is the native Japanese reading, while せいふう is the Sino-Japanese reading.