Japanese

きかける

ふきかける
Meaning: to blow on; to spray; to breathe on
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 吹きかける 吹きかけない
Polite 吹きかけます 吹きかけません
Past 吹きかけた 吹きかけなかった
Polite + Past 吹きかけました 吹きかけませんでした
Te-form 吹きかけて 吹きかけなくて
Potential 吹きかけられる 吹きかけられない
Passive 吹きかけられる 吹きかけられない
Causative 吹きかけさせる 吹きかけさせない
Imperative 吹きかけろ 吹きかけるな

Handwriting

吹
き
か
け
る

Example

I blew on the hot soup to cool it down.

Usage Notes

Used when directing a stream of air (breath) or liquid onto an object.

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