風 通(かぜとお)し

かぜとおし

noun

ventilation; openness

1. ventilation; air circulation

The flow of air through a space; how well air circulates.

This room has good ventilation.

I opened the window to improve the ventilation.

Enclosed spaces have poor ventilation and trap humidity.

2. openness; communication flow

How freely information and opinions flow in an organization or relationship; transparency.

I want to improve communication at the workplace.

Organizations with good communication can detect problems early.

In companies with poor communication, it's hard to get your opinions heard.

風通(かぜとお)しがいい: well ventilated; (of a workplace) open, where people speak freely
風通(かぜとお)しが悪(わる)い: stuffy; (of an organization) closed, where information does not flow
風通(かぜとお)しをよくする: to improve ventilation; to open up communication

Sense 2 is very common in business talk about corporate culture: 風通(かぜとお)しのいい職場(しょくば) (an open workplace) appears in job ads and company self-descriptions.

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Added 2026.1.31 8:03 · Revised 2026.10.6 11:08

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