風かぜ

noun

wind; breeze; draft

General term for moving air, from a light breeze to a strong wind. Also used for drafts indoors.

• 今日きょうは風かぜが強つよいですね。

  The wind is strong today, isn't it?

• 窓まどを開あけたら、涼すずしい風かぜが入はいってきた。

  When I opened the window, a cool breeze came in.

noun, noun, used as a prefix

manner; behavior; style

Used in compounds and set phrases to describe a way of doing things or a person's demeanor. Often corresponds to ふう (風) in such contexts.

See also: 風 (ふう)

• 彼かれの話はなし方かたは独どく特とくの風ふうがある。

  His way of speaking has a unique manner.

• この風ふうのやり方かたは古ふるいかもしれない。

  This style of doing things might be old-fashioned.

noun

cold; flu

Irregular kanji usage for 風邪 (かぜ), meaning a cold or influenza. In modern Japanese, 風邪 is the standard spelling; using 風 alone is rare and may be seen in older or abbreviated contexts.

See also: 風邪 (かぜ)

• 風邪かぜをひいてしまった。

  I caught a cold.

• 昔むかしの文ぶん章しょうでは「風かぜ」だけで「かぜ」と読よませることがある。

  In old texts, 風 alone can be read as かぜ meaning a cold.