How to say 'Eruption' in Japanese | 噴火

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The Japanese word for Eruption is 'Funka', written as 噴火 in Japanese.'Eruption' in hiragana is ふんか.

word

噴火

Meaning

Eruption

Reading

ふんか

funka

Kanji

噴Spout, Erupt 火Fire

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '噴火 (ふんか)' refers to the eruption of a volcano. It is commonly used in contexts related to natural disasters, geology, or news reports about volcanic activity. For example: The volcano erupted「火山が噴火した」(かざんがふんかした). The eruption caused widespread damage「噴火によって広範囲の被害が出た」(ふんかによってこうはんいのがいがいがでた). This word is often paired with verbs like 'する' to indicate the action of erupting, as in '噴火する (ふんかする) (to erupt)'.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7377

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 噴火

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

噴

Meaning

Spout, Erupt

kanji

火

Meaning

Fire

Words Related to 噴火 Through the Kanji 噴

This Word contains the Kanji 噴 as well.

word

噴水

Meaning

Fountain

Words Related to 噴火 Through the Kanji 火

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 火 as well.

word

火曜日

Meaning

Tuesday

word

火

Meaning

Fire

word

火力

Meaning

Firepower

word

火山

Meaning

Volcano

word

消火器

Meaning

Fire extinguisher

word

花火

Meaning

Fireworks

word

火災

Meaning

Fire

word

防火

Meaning

Fire prevention

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'Funka' means 'Eruption' .

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