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噴火

ふんか

N2eruption · volcanic eruption

Examples

火山の噴火に備え、住民が避難訓練を行った。

山頂付近から煙が上がったが、噴火には至らなかった。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 噴火 is read ふんか and means a volcanic eruption.
  • Basic usage: It is used for a residents' evacuation drill or smoke rising from a mountain without an eruption following.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • The result expressed by 至らなかった
    • 噴火には至らなかった means the situation did not progress to an eruption. The negative past form of 至る(いたる) marks that the result was not reached.

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