To Blow
godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means blow so the verb vocab version is to blow.
This word can be either intransitive or transitive. So, something can be blowing on its own, as in 風が吹く (the wind blows), or you can blow something, like 笛を吹く (to blow a whistle).
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji.
風が吹く
wind blows
強風が吹く
a strong wind blows
追い風が吹く
a tailwind blows, the wind blows in someone's favor
北風が吹く
a wind from the north blows
笛を吹く
to play a flute, to blow a whistle
口笛を吹く
to whistle
火を吹く
to breathe fire
あわを吹く
to foam at the mouth
ラッパを吹く
to blow a bugle
手に息を吹きかけた。
I blew on my hands.
彼は楽しそうに口笛を吹いていた。
He was happily whistling.
熱いスープをふうふう吹きながら、飲みました。
I had some hot soup while blowing on it to cool it down.
「追い風が吹いている」と、誰もが言った。しかし、彼だけはまだ油断していなかった。
Everyone said they had the wind at their backs. However, he alone remained cautious.