風ふう水すい

noun

feng shui

Refers to the Chinese philosophical system of harmonizing with the environment, often used in interior design and architecture.

• 彼かの女じょは風ふう水すいに基もとづいて部屋へやの模も様よう替がえをした。

  She rearranged her room based on feng shui.

noun

wind and water

Literal meaning of the kanji; rarely used as a standalone term outside of classical or poetic contexts.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、風ふう水すいは単たんに自し然ぜんの風かぜと水みずを指さすこともある。

  In old texts, 風水 can simply refer to natural wind and water.