吹 blow

口 (mouth/small box radical) + 欠 (lack)

★★☆☆☆

7 strokes

Onyomi

SUI

Mnemonic

When your mom blows out her mouth, I can tell her breath lacks SWEETness. It smells like she swallowed a junkie whole, in fact.

Kunyomi

ふ*く	blow 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆

Jukugo

口笛を吹く(くちぶえをふく)

to whistle ★☆☆☆☆
口 (mouth) + 吹 (blow) = 口笛を吹く (to whistle )

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
吸	suck	REACH	及
吹	blow	LACK	欠

You REACH for a cigarette to suck. Then you blew out all the air, so now you LACK air.