Japanese symbol for “eruption”
噴火
ふんか
Romaji: funka
eruption; volcanic eruption
In Japanese, eruption is 噴火, read ふんか (funka).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs eruption; volcanic eruption
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “eruption”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爆発 | ばくはつ bakuhatsu | explosion; detonation; blast |
| 噴出 | ふんしゅつ funshutsu | spewing; gushing; spouting |
| 吹き出物 | ふきでもの fukidemono | (skin) eruption; rash; pimple |
| 発疹 | ほっしん hosshin | rash; eruption |
| 萌出 | ほうしゅつ houshutsu | eruption (of a tooth) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 噴水 | ふんすい funsui | water fountain |
| 噴出 | ふんしゅつ funshutsu | spewing; gushing; spouting |
| 噴射 | ふんしゃ funsha | jet; spray; emission |
| 噴煙 | ふんえん fun'en | (eruption of) smoke |
| 噴く | ふく fuku | to emit; to spout; to spurt |
| 火災 | かさい kasai | conflagration; fire |
| 花火 | はなび hanabi | fireworks |
| 火山 | かざん kazan | volcano |
See also: Chinese symbol for “eruption”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.