吹く

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 吹く(ふく) means that wind blows or that someone blows air from the mouth. Its connecting form is 吹いて.
• Basic usage: Its use varies with the subject and object, from weather to blowing on food to cool it.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 風が and スープを
  • In 風が吹く, the wind itself is the subject. In スープを吹く, を marks the soup that someone blows on.
• The homophone 拭く
  • 拭く(ふく) means wiping with a cloth or similar item. It appears in 机を拭く; distinguish its character from 吹く, which concerns breath or wind.