いふう

いふう
[威風] ¶→威風堂々たる
¶→威風堂々と
威風
majesty
dignity
異風
unusual customs
遺風
tradition
hereditary custom
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いふう【威風】
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I
いふう【威風】
dignity; 《文》 majesty; a commanding presence; an imposing [a majestic] air; a stately [dignified] manner.

●威風辺りを払う have an air of great authority; have a powerful presence.

威風に圧倒される be overawed [overwhelmed] by sb's commanding [imposing] presence.

II
いふう【遺風】
〔昔の風習〕 a survival [relic] of past customs; (a) tradition; 〔先人の教え〕 precepts [teachings, lessons] handed down from previous generations [inherited from one's forefathers].

●そこにはまだ封建時代の遺風がある. Some customs of the feudal age still survive there.

●彼の遺風を慕う者が多い. There are still quite a few people who follow in his footsteps.


Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.

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