Word Meaning 東風

あゆ ayu

東風 is read as あゆ (ayu) and means wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan.

Meaning

English

wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan

Reading

Kana

あゆ

Romaji

ayu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 西風 Rank 107509 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

東風戦

とんぷうせん

quarter-length game consisting of east round only

極東風

きょくとうふう

polar easterlies

極偏東風

きょくへんとうふう

polar easterlies

初東風

はつこち

first eastern wind of the year

偏東風

へんとうふう

easterly wind (e.g. trade wind, polar easterlies)

東方

とうほう

eastern direction

東京

とうきょう

Tokyo

東洋

とうよう

Japan

東海

とうかい

East Sea (Korean name for the Sea of Japan)

東口

ひがしぐち

east entrance

北風

きたかぜ

north wind

秋風

あきかぜ

autumn breeze

Example Sentences

その火は東風にあおられて市の中心部を焼き尽くした。

The fire, driven by an east wind, destroyed the center of the city.