噴火|ふんかfunka[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verberuption; volcanic eruption
    その火山かざんは今年ことし2度ど噴火ふんかした。↗
    The volcano has erupted twice this year.
Conjugation
Dictionary form噴火する(ふんかする)
Polite (masu)噴火します(ふんかします)
Negative (nai)噴火しない(ふんかしない)
polite (masen)噴火しません(ふんかしません)
classical zu / nu噴火せず・噴火せぬ(ふんかせず・ふんかせぬ)
Past (ta)噴火した(ふんかした)
polite (mashita)噴火しました(ふんかしました)
Past negative (nakatta)噴火しなかった(ふんかしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)噴火しませんでした(ふんかしませんでした)
Te form噴火して(ふんかして)
Potential噴火できる(ふんかできる)
Passive噴火される(ふんかされる)
Causative噴火させる(ふんかさせる)
Causative passive噴火させられる(ふんかさせられる)
Conditional (ba)噴火すれば(ふんかすれば)
tara噴火したら(ふんかしたら)
Volitional噴火しよう(ふんかしよう)
polite (mashou)噴火しましょう(ふんかしましょう)
Imperative噴火しろ(ふんかしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related噴出ふんしゅつNeutralRefers to gas or liquid spewing or gushing out, and is not limited to volcanoes; 「噴火」 is used only for volcanic eruptions.
  • Related爆発ばくはつNeutralMeans an explosion, and figuratively an outburst of emotion; 「噴火」 is reserved for volcanoes.

Use 「噴火」 for a volcanic eruption. For gas or liquid spewing out in general, say 「噴出」; for an explosion or an outburst of emotion, say 「爆発」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. マグマや水蒸気すいじょうき、灰はいなどが地中ちちゅうから噴き出ふきだすこと。
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