微風(びふう)

びふう
noun
gentle breeze; light wind
1. gentle breeze; light wind
A soft, light wind. Used in written language, weather reports, and literary contexts.
微風(びふう)が吹(ふ)いている。
A gentle breeze is blowing.
午後(ごご)から微風(びふう)が心地(ここち)よかった。
The gentle breeze was pleasant from the afternoon.
天気予報(てんきよほう)では晴(は)れ時々(ときどき)微風(びふう)と伝(つた)えられた。
The weather forecast reported clear skies with occasional light breezes.

A somewhat literary or technical term for a gentle breeze. Composed of 微(び) (slight, faint) + 風(ふう) (wind). Common in weather reports and written descriptions of nature.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 微風(びふう)が吹(ふ)く: a gentle breeze blows
  • 微風(びふう)に揺(ゆ)れる: to sway in the breeze
  • 微風(びふう)快晴(かいせい): clear and breezy

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • そよ風(かぜ): gentle breeze — more everyday and poetic; the most common word for a pleasant breeze
  • 風(かぜ): wind — general term
  • 強風(きょうふう): strong wind — opposite in intensity
  • 無風(むふう): windless, calm — no wind at all

WEATHER SCALE:
無風(むふう) → 微風(びふう) → 弱風(じゃくふう) → 強風(きょうふう) → 暴風(ぼうふう)

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