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.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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.
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.
Vocabulary using this kanji
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