ふう
せい
かく
れい

noun

Messages.yoji.
  1. getting frightened even by a slight noise, hearing the enemy in every leaf that rustles, being afraid of one's own shadow.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ふう
せい
かく
れい
風声鶴唳 ふうせいかくれい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

wind, air, style
かぜ フウ フ (2nd, N4)
commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
ボン およ.そ ハン (Early Jr. High, 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
voice
こえ セイ こわ- (2nd, N3)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ さむらい お (5th, N1)
corpse, (尸 variant)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
crane, stork
つる カク たず (Late High School, N1)
crane (bird)
つる (Kentei 1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
bird, chicken
とり チョウ とっ (2nd, N4)
crow, raven
からす ウ オ (Kentei Pre-1)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
cry, honking of birds, droning of cicadas
レイ れつ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
re-, return, revert
もど.す レイ (Early High School, N3)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と コ へ (2nd, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)