# 吹 blow

口 (mouth/small box radical) + 欠 (lack)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
ILL PAIR SOLO

## Onyomi

SUI |

## Mnemonic

| When your mom blows out her mouth, I can tell her breath lacks SWEETness. It smells like she swallowed a junkie whole, in fact.

## Kunyomi

ふ*く | blow 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

口笛を吹く(くちぶえをふく) | to whistle ★☆☆☆☆ 口 (mouth) + 吹 (blow) = 口笛を吹く (to whistle )

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
吸 | suck | REACH | 及
吹 | blow | LACK | 欠

You REACH for a cigarette to suck. Then you blew out all the air, so now you LACK air.