Japanese symbol for “rev”
吹かす
ふかす
Romaji: fukasu
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to puff out (smoke)
In Japanese, rev is 吹かす, read ふかす (fukasu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- v5s, vt to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to puff out (smoke)
- v5s, vt to rev (an engine); to race
- v5s, vt to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way; to behave as; to play (the role of)
- v5s, vt to shoot (a ball) too high; to blast over the bar (sports)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吹雪 | ふぶき fubuki | snow storm; blizzard |
| 吹奏楽 | すいそうがく suisougaku | wind music; wind instrument music |
| 吹き出す | ふきだす fukidasu | to spout out; to spurt out; to gush out |
| 吹き飛ぶ | ふきとぶ fukitobu | to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away |
| 吹き替え | ふきかえ fukikae | dubbing (of a film, etc. into a different language) |
| 吹き込む | ふきこむ fukikomu | to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.) |
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.