noun

  1. wind direction.
  2. situation, way things are going.
  3. mood, temper.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
風向き かざむき
 
風向き かぜむき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

wind, air, style
かぜ フウ フ (2nd, N4)
commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
ボン およ.そ ハン (7th, N1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
rising stroke
yonder, facing, beyond
む.く コウ むかい (3rd, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ ケイ まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)