Translation guide
The English word "spurt" describes a sudden, forceful burst of liquid, gas, or energy, or a short, intense period of activity. This guide covers natural Japanese expressions for these meanings.
Water spurted from the pipe.
He put on a final spurt.
To describe liquid, gas, or a substance suddenly gushing or spurting out forcefully.
Noun or suru-verb meaning 'gushing out' or 'spouting'. Used for liquids, gas, flames, etc. erupting forcefully.
The water pipe burst and water spurted out violently.
Verb meaning 'to spout out', 'to gush out', or 'to erupt'. Often used for liquids, smoke, or flames bursting forth suddenly.
Verb meaning 'to gush', 'to spurt', or 'to well up'. Often used for liquids or emotions bursting forth. Slightly literary.
Verb meaning 'to spurt out' or 'to gush forth'. Used for liquids or strong emotions. Literary and less common in daily speech.
To describe a sudden, brief increase in speed, effort, or activity, often in sports or work.
Loanword from English 'spurt', commonly used in sports and racing for a final burst of speed.
He put on a spurt in the final straight.
Means 'to accelerate all at once' or 'to put on a sudden burst of speed'. Natural for describing a spurt in movement.
Noun meaning 'final push' or 'last spurt', often used in horse racing, sports, or work deadlines.
To describe a short period of rapid growth, development, or intense activity, such as a growth spurt or a spurt of productivity.
Means 'rapid growth' or 'sudden spurt of growth'. Used for children, plants, economies, etc.
This child has been going through a growth spurt recently.
Direct combination of 'growth' and 'spurt', commonly used in parenting or medical contexts.
Means 'temporary surge' or 'spike'. Used for statistics, activity levels, or abstract increases.
Both mean 'to spurt out', but 噴出 is more formal and often used in news or technical descriptions. 噴き出す is more common in everyday speech for liquids or smoke erupting.
スパート is a loanword and feels natural in sports, racing, and casual contexts. For non-physical bursts (like a spurt of anger), use native Japanese expressions like ほとばしる or 迸る, though these are literary.
She had a growth spurt over the summer.
クジラが潮を噴き出した。
The whale spurted water from its blowhole.
Blood spurted from the wound.
Anger spurts out.
Common phrase meaning 'final spurt' or 'last push', used in sports, work, or any final effort.
I pulled an all-nighter in a last spurt before the exam.
He spurted ahead just before the finish line.
彼の追い込みは見事だった。
His final spurt was magnificent.
The period of a baby's growth spurt is tough.
There was a spurt in the number of accesses.