ふうふう

Japanese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) うふう [fúꜜùfùù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ːɸɯ̟ː]

Noun

ふうふう or ふーふー or フーフー • (fūfū

  1. breathing heavily; strained breathing
  2. gently blowing on something to cool it down

Verb

ふうふうする or ふーふーする • (fūfū surusuru (stem ふうふう (fūfū shi), past ふうふうした (fūfū shita))

  1. to breathe heavily
  2. to gently blow so as to cool something down

Conjugation