吹き出す・噴き出す|ふきだすfukidasu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Which spelling to use
吹き出す吹き出す is the most common and standard spelling, written with kanji and kana. It is the form beginners should choose.
噴き出す噴き出す is a less common kanji-and-kana spelling than 吹き出す. Beginners should choose 吹き出す instead when learning this word.
Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto spout out; to spurt out; to gush out; to jet out
    管かんから水みずが吹き出ふきだした。↗
    Water shot from the pipe.
  2. godan verb, intransitive verbto sprout; to bud
  3. godan verb, intransitive verbto burst into laughter
  4. godan verb, transitive verbto blow (smoke, etc.)esp. 吹き出す
  5. godan verb, transitive verbto send out shoots (of a tree)
Conjugation
Dictionary form吹き出す(ふきだす)
Polite (masu)吹き出します(ふきだします)
Negative (nai)吹き出さない(ふきださない)
polite (masen)吹き出しません(ふきだしません)
classical zu / nu吹き出さず・吹き出さぬ(ふきださず・ふきださぬ)
Past (ta)吹き出した(ふきだした)
polite (mashita)吹き出しました(ふきだしました)
Past negative (nakatta)吹き出さなかった(ふきださなかった)
polite (masen deshita)吹き出しませんでした(ふきだしませんでした)
Te form吹き出して(ふきだして)
Potential吹き出せる(ふきだせる)
Passive吹き出される(ふきだされる)
Causative吹き出させる(ふきださせる)
Causative passive吹き出させられる(ふきださせられる)
Conditional (ba)吹き出せば(ふきだせば)
tara吹き出したら(ふきだしたら)
Volitional吹き出そう(ふきだそう)
polite (mashou)吹き出しましょう(ふきだしましょう)
Imperative吹き出せ(ふきだせ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym噴出ふんしゅつWrittenWritten/formal prose for liquid, gas or lava spouting out, as in 「温泉が噴出する」; unlike 「吹き出す」 it never covers bursting into laughter.
  • Related沸き起こるわきおこるNeutralNeutral term for things welling up or bursting forth, as in 「拍手が沸き起こる」; it stresses sounds or emotions surging from a crowd and is not used for liquid spouting out.
  • Related吹くふくNeutralBasic verb for wind blowing, blowing air or playing a wind instrument; it can also mean buds or powder emerging, as in 「芽を吹く」. 「吹き出す」 stresses sudden, forceful spouting.
  • Antonym止むやむNeutralRefers to rain, wind or sound ceasing, as in 「雨が止む」; the opposite of 「吹き出す」, which describes something starting to spout or blow.
  • Antonym静まるしずまるNeutralRefers to noise, wind and waves or commotion calming down and subsiding; the opposite of 「吹き出す」 with its sudden spouting and bursts of laughter.

Use 「吹き出す」 for liquid or gas suddenly spouting out, as in 「汗が吹き出す」, or for bursting into laughter, as in 「思わず吹き出す」. In written prose use 「噴出」 for spouting; 「沸き起こる」 for emotions welling up from a crowd; 「吹く」 for blowing in general. 「止む」 and 「静まる」 are antonyms.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 風かぜが吹ふき始はじめる。
  2. 水みずなどが勢いきおいよくでる。
  3. 堪こらえきれずに笑わらい出だす。
  4. 吹ふいて外そとへ出だす。
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