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Kanji 噴: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 噴: erupt, spout, emit, flush out

Key takeaways

Kanji 噴: erupt, spout, emit, flush out. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

eruptspoutemitflush out

On reading

フン

Kun reading

ふ.く

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 噴

erupt, spout, emit, flush out

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

口 + 賁

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This character represents the action of energetically (賁) emitting something through an opening or mouth (口). Imagine a situation where liquid or gas bursts out forcefully, such as water from a fountain (噴水) or lava from an eruption (噴出).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

フン
  • 噴出ふんしゅつ

    spewing / gushing / eruption

  • 噴火ふんか

    volcanic eruption

  • 噴水ふんすい

    water fountain

Commonly used words

  • 噴出
    ふんしゅつ

    spewing / gushing / eruption

  • 噴火
    ふんか

    volcanic eruption

  • 噴水
    ふんすい

    water fountain

Example sentences

Example 1

火山から煙と火山灰が出した。

Translation

Smoke and ash spewed from the volcano.

Example 2

汗が出してシャツがびしょ濡れだ。

Translation

Sweat gushed out, soaking my shirt.

Example 3

火山が突然火した。

Translation

The volcano erupted suddenly.

Example 4

火の後、避難が必要です。

Translation

After the eruption, evacuation is necessary.

Kanji 噴: erupt, spout, emit, flush out | Daily Nihongo