颪 (guā) - A Japanese kokuji (character created in Japan) meaning & primarily used in Japanese place names and not

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guā ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

颪 · guā

A Japanese kokuji (character created in Japan) meaning 'wind blowing down from mountains';

primarily used in Japanese place names and not standard in Chinese.

A Japanese kokuji (character created in Japan) meaningprimarily used in Japanese place names and not

Usage highlights

Mountain windDownslope windWind blowing down
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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The mountain wind (颪) blows down into the valley.
  • This place name contains the character 颪.
  • In Japanese, 颪 refers to a katabatic wind (downslope wind).

Collocations

  • Mountain wind(山颪)
  • Downslope wind(颪風)
  • Wind blowing down(吹き颪)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This is a Japanese-created character (kokuji) not part of standard Chinese character set.
  • Used primarily in Japanese geographical contexts to describe winds descending from mountains.
  • Rarely encountered in Chinese contexts except possibly in reference to Japanese place names.

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