blow

(mouth/small box radical) + (lack)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
SOLOILL PAIR

Onyomi

SUI

Mnemonic

When your mom blows out her mouth, I can tell her breath lacks SWEETness. It smells like she swallowed a junkie whole, in fact.

Kunyomi

ふ*く blow 1/2 KANA
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

口笛を吹く(くちぶえをふく)

to whistle ★☆☆☆☆
(mouth) + (blow) = 口笛を吹く (to whistle )

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
suck REACH
blow LACK

You REACH for a cigarette to suck. Then you blew out all the air, so now you LACK air.