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    3. 風上

    風上

    風かざ上かみ

    windward

    KMT9News #29+1CoreNoun, ParticleWeather & GeographyKanji Vocab12 strokes

    かざかみ

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    windward, upwind

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    風かざ上かみに向むかって歩あるくのは大たい変へんだ。

    Walking upwind is tough.

    KMT6Weather & GeographyDaily Life
    煙けむは風りわか上ざかみに流ながれていく。

    The smoke flows upwind.

    KMT8Weather & GeographyNature & Environment
    獲え物ものに気きづかれないよう、ハンターは常つねに風かざ上かみから近ちかづく。

    To avoid being noticed by prey, hunters always approach from upwind.

    KMT9AnimalsNature & Environment
    ヨットは風かざ上かみに向むかって進すすむのが難むずかしいが、技ぎ術じゅつがあれば可か能のうだ。

    It's difficult for a yacht to sail upwind, but it's possible with skill.

    KMT9Weather & GeographySports & Martial Arts
    彼かれは風かざ上かみにも置おけないような人じん物ぶつだ。

    He is such a person that you wouldn't even place him upwind (i.e., he's despicable).

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    風
    かぜ・かざ-…(4)
    wind・air・style・manner
    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
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