吹きかける
ふきかける
Also written 吹き掛ける
Meanings
- Ichidan verb, Transitive to blow (on); to breathe (on); to spray (on)
- to pick (a fight); to provoke; to force (unreasonable terms); to demand (the impossible) See also: ふっかける.
- to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price); to overcharge See also: ふっかける.
Kanji
- 吹 blow. Read as ふく.
Example sentences
- その男は彼女の顔に煙をぷっと吹きかけた。
The man puffed smoke into her face. - 私は鏡に息を吹きかけた。
I blew my breath against the mirror. - 息を吹きかけて両手を暖めた。
I blew on my hands to warm them. - 彼の方から喧嘩を吹きかけてきた。
He picked a fight with me. - 彼は指に息を吹きかけて暖めた。
He blew on his fingers to make them warm.