吹(ふ)き出(だ)す

ふきだす
verb (godan)
to spout; to burst out laughing
1. to spout; to gush out; to spray
For liquids or gases to suddenly emerge forcefully from an opening.
水(みず)が管(かん)から勢(いきお)いよく吹(ふ)き出(だ)した。
Water gushed out forcefully from the pipe.
間欠泉(かんけつせん)が熱湯(ねっとう)を吹(ふ)き出(だ)す。
The geyser spouts hot water.
2. to burst out laughing; to crack up
To suddenly and involuntarily start laughing, often when trying to hold it in.
彼(かれ)の顔(かお)を見(み)て、つい吹(ふ)き出(だ)してしまった。
I couldn't help but burst out laughing when I saw his face.

TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive). Compound verb: 吹(ふ)く + 出(だ)す.

ASPECT: ている indicates ongoing action for sense 1 (水(みず)が吹(ふ)き出(だ)している = water is gushing).

NUANCE: The 出(だ)す component emphasizes the sudden start of the action. In sense 2, it suggests an involuntary outburst.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 思(おも)わず吹(ふ)き出(だ)す: to burst out laughing unintentionally
  • 噴水(ふんすい)が水(みず)を吹(ふ)き出(だ)す: a fountain spouts water

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Added 2026.1.17 20:08 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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