磯風(いそかぜ)

いそかぜ
noun
sea breeze; ocean wind
1. sea breeze; ocean wind; breeze blowing from the rocky shore
A wind that blows from the sea or the rocky coast, carrying the scent of salt and seaweed. A poetic and evocative word associated with the Japanese coastline.
磯風(いそかぜ)が心地(ここち)よい。
The sea breeze feels pleasant.
磯風(いそかぜ)に乗(の)って潮(しお)の香(かお)りが漂(ただよ)ってきた。
The scent of salt drifted in on the sea breeze.
岬(みさき)に立(た)つと、強(つよ)い磯風(いそかぜ)が髪(かみ)を乱(みだ)し、波(なみ)の音(おと)が耳(みみ)に響(ひび)いた。
Standing on the cape, the strong sea breeze tossed my hair and the sound of waves echoed in my ears.

A compound of 磯(いそ) (rocky shore, seaside rocks) + 風(かぜ) (wind). Unlike the neutral 海風(うみかぜ)/海風(かいふう) (sea breeze), 磯風(いそかぜ) carries a literary and sensory quality, evoking the smell of seaweed, salt spray, and the rugged Japanese coastline. Often appears in literature, poetry, travel writing, and place descriptions.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 磯風(いそかぜ)が吹(ふ)く: the sea breeze blows
  • 磯風(いそかぜ)に当(あ)たる: to be in the sea breeze
  • 磯風(いそかぜ)の香(かお)り: the scent of the sea breeze
  • 強(つよ)い磯風(いそかぜ): strong sea breeze

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 海風(うみかぜ): sea breeze — the everyday neutral term for wind blowing from the sea
  • 潮風(しおかぜ): salty ocean breeze — emphasizes the salt spray carried by the wind
  • 浜風(はまかぜ): beach wind — wind from a sandy beach, lighter in nuance than 磯風(いそかぜ)
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