Chinese

Noun

風情

1. local customs
2. expressions of love; amorous feelings; flirtatious expressions
3. wind force and direction

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 風情 ‎(*biung *d͡zjeŋ). Compare modern Chinese traditional 風情 and simplified 风情 ‎(fēngqíng).

The reading uses the older goon of fu for 風 and the newer kan'on of sei for 情, suggesting either that this term underwent changes after importation into Japanese, or that it may have been re-imported.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• ふ​ぜい (Atamadaka)^[1]
• ふぜい (Heiban)^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯᵝze̞ː]

Noun

風情 ‎(hiragana ふぜい, romaji fuzei)

1. taste, elegance
2. discernment, sophistication
3. appearance, outward attitude
4. (theater, noh) in noh theater, an actor's bearing, carriage, and gestures: body language

Suffix

風情 ‎(hiragana ふぜい, romaji -fuzei)

1. similar to, like, type or kind of thing
2. (pejorative) the likes of ... (particularly when appended to a person's name)

Etymology 2

The older goon reading for both characters, so probably the term as originally imported from Middle Chinese.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• ふうじょう (Heiban)^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯᵝːd͡ʑʲo̞ː]

Noun

風情 ‎(hiragana ふうじょう, romaji fūjō)

1. appearance, outward attitude

References

1. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

• 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

Korean

Noun

風情 • ‎(pungjeong) ‎(hangeul 풍정)

1. Hanja form^? of 풍정, “taste, elegance”.

Vietnamese

Noun

風情

1. Hán tự form of phong tình, “amorous, erotic”