Japanese symbol for “smelt”
吹く
ふく
Romaji: fuku
to blow (of the wind)
In Japanese, smelt is 吹く, read ふく (fuku).
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
- v5k, vi to blow (of the wind)
- v5k, vt to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.); to puff
- v5k, vt to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to whistle (a tune)
- v5k, vi, vt to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout; to spew; to puff out
- v5k, vi, vt to sprout; to put forth (buds)
- v5k, vi, vt to appear (on the surface); to form; to be coated with (powder, rust, etc.)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “smelt”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吹き分ける | ふきわける fukiwakeru | to blow apart; to winnow; to smelt |
| 熔かす | とかす tokasu | to melt (metal); to fuse; to smelt |
| 溶く | とく toku | to melt; to liquefy; to smelt |
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.) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “smelt”.
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.