気風

きふう · kifuu · JLPT N1 · noun

fictional character

気風 — fictional character

気 (spirit) + 風 (wind, style) = the air or character a person gives off

Used for a person's or group's character and ethos, such as a school's kifuu. 気 means spirit or mood, and 風 means wind or manner, so kifuu is the spirit that blows through a community.

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