JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 噴: "erupt, spout, emit"
The kanji 噴 means "erupt, spout, emit, flush out". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read フン in on'yomi and ふ.く in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
フン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ふ.く
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | erupt, spout, emit, flush out |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1270 of 2,501 |
Common words with 噴
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 噴くto emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
- 噴水water fountain
- 噴出spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption
- 噴火eruption; volcanic eruption
- 噴射jet; spray; emission; spouting · rocket propulsion; jet propulsion
- 噴煙(eruption of) smoke
- 大噴火major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption
- 逆噴射reverse thrust; retrofiring · sudden mental derangement
- 噴霧atomizing; spraying
- 噴火口(volcanic) crater
- 噴飯ものquite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh · extremely irritating thing
- 噴流jet (of water)
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