WORD DETAIL
噴火
ふんか
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Included kanji
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.

