See also: ふぐ and ぶく

Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of ふく – see the following entries.
拭く
[verb] to wipe
吹く
[verb] (transitive or intransitive) blow (of wind, to move; or to cause air to move)
[verb] (intransitive) spout (as a gas or liquid, out of something)
[verb] (transitive) play (a woodwind or brass instrument); blow (a whistle)
[verb] (intransitive) laugh reflexively
噴く
[verb] spew, spout, emit (especially fire, smoke, or water)
3
[counter] an amount equal to one swallow:
[counter] doses of medicine
[counter] gulps of tea
[counter] puffs of tobacco
[noun] clothes
[suffix] clothes
3
[noun] good luck, good fortune
[noun] happiness
[noun] (Shinto, Buddhism) a blessing
[adjective] wealthy
[proper noun] a placename
[proper noun] a surname
[proper noun] a female given name
[affix] Short for 福岡 (Fukuoka, Fukuoka (a province of Japan)).
4
[noun] copy
[noun] Short for 副詞 (fukushi, adverb).
[prefix] assistant, sub-, vice-, auxiliary, supplemental
5
[noun] Short for 複試合.
[noun] Short for 複勝式.
[prefix] diplo-, double
(This term, ふく, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as ふく, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ふく.)