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噴

噴·spout, erupt

On-yomi
フン
Kun-yomi
ふ(く)

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Stroke order

Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.

15 strokes, numbered in writing order. Data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Common words

WordReadingMeaning
噴火ふんかvolcanic eruption
噴水ふんすいfountain
噴出ふんしゅつgushing out, spewing
噴射ふんしゃjet, injection (of fuel)

Example sentences

  1. 公園の噴水のそばで子供が遊んでいる。

    こうえんのふんすいのそばでこどもがあそんでいる。

    Children are playing beside the fountain in the park.

  2. その火山は百年ぶりに噴火した。

    そのかざんはひゃくねんぶりにふんかした。

    The volcano erupted for the first time in a hundred years.

Similar-looking kanji

Do not confuse these on the exam.

Common mistakes

  • Reading 噴水 as ふんみず — it is ふんすい
  • 噴く (to spout) and 吹く (to blow) are both ふく but are not interchangeable

Memory aid

Picture it

口, an opening, with 賁 beside it: everything forcing its way out through one hole at once.

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