吹き飛ぶ

ふきとぶ

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away
2. to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled

Kanji

• 吹 blow. Read as ふく.
• 飛 fly. Read as とぶ.

Example sentences

• 書類が風で吹き飛んだ。
  The papers blew off.
• 爆発がとてもすさまじかったので、屋根が吹っとんだ。
  Such was the explosion that the roof was blown off.
• 屋根の一部が吹っ飛んだ。
  Part of the roof blew off.
• 布団が吹っ飛んだ。
  My futon's gone.

Common phrases

• 屋根が吹き飛ぶ
• 爆発で吹き飛ぶ

Related forms

• 吹き飛ばす (ふきとばす) to blow away (transitive partner)

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