Japanese symbol for “gable”
破風
はふ
Romaji: hafu
gable
In Japanese, gable is 破風, read はふ (hafu).
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Meanings
- n gable
Written forms: 破風、搏風. Readings: はふ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “gable”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 切妻 | きりづま kirizuma | gable |
| 端 | つま tsuma | gable |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 破壊 | はかい hakai | destruction; disruption |
| 突破 | とっぱ toppa | breaking through; breakthrough; penetration |
| 破産 | はさん hasan | bankruptcy; insolvency |
| 破る | やぶる yaburu | to tear; to rip; to break |
| 破損 | はそん hason | damage; breakage |
| 破片 | はへん hahen | fragment; broken piece; splinter |
| 台風 | たいふう taifuu | typhoon; hurricane |
| 風景 | ふうけい fuukei | scenery; scene; landscape |
See also: Chinese symbol for “gable”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.