風(かぜ)よけ

Compound of 風(かぜ) ('wind') and the nominalized verb stem of 避(よ)ける ('to avoid; to ward off'). The pattern noun + よけ 'something to keep X away' is productive: 虫(むし)よけ ('insect repellent'), 日(ひ)よけ ('sunshade; awning'), 雨(あめ)よけ ('rain shelter').

Usage

Used for both permanent structures (walls, tree rows designed as windbreaks) and temporary items (tarps, camping gear). Can also describe clothing: 風(かぜ)よけのジャケット ('a windbreaker jacket'). Often appears in の-phrases modifying other nouns, e.g. 風(かぜ)よけの塀(へい) ('windbreak wall').

Common collocations

• 風(かぜ)よけの塀(へい): windbreak wall
• 風(かぜ)よけの林(はやし): windbreak forest / row of trees
• 風(かぜ)よけを立(た)てる: to set up a windbreak
• 風(かぜ)よけになる: to serve as a windbreak
• 風(かぜ)よけの役目(やくめ)を果(は)たす: to function as a windbreak

Similar words

• 防風林(ぼうふうりん): windbreak forest — formal term, specifically a forest planted to block wind
• 防風(ぼうふう): wind protection — formal; 防風(ぼうふう)壁(へき) = 'windproof wall'
• ウィンドブレーカー: windbreaker jacket
• 日(ひ)よけ: sunshade; awning — same よけ pattern, for sun
• 雨(あめ)よけ: rain shelter — same pattern, for rain