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吹きこぼれる (ふきこぼれる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

吹ふきこぼれる

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き

こ

ぼ

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Meanings

1

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

Describes liquid boiling up and spilling over the edge of a pot or container. Intransitive.

鍋なべのスープが吹ふきこぼれて、コンロが汚よごれた。
The soup in the pot boiled over and made a mess on the stove.
強つよ火びにすると吹ふきこぼれやすいので、中ちゅう火

び

で

煮に

て

ください

。

It tends to boil over on high heat, so please simmer on medium heat.

Written forms

吹ふきこぼれるUsage69%
Standard kanji spelling using 吹く (to blow/boil over).
ふきこぼれるUsage15%
噴ふきこぼれるUsage12%
Rare spelling using 噴く (to spout/gush).
吹ふき零こぼれるUsage4%
Rare spelling using 零れる (to spill).
噴ふき零こぼれる
Very rare combined spelling.

Kanji

吹blow, breathe, puff
噴erupt, spout, emit
零zero, spill, overflow

Similar words

煮にこぼれる
Also means to boil over, but 吹きこぼれる emphasizes the bubbling up and spilling action, while 煮こぼれる focuses on the result of boiling over.
沸ふっ騰とうする
Means 'to boil' or 'reach boiling point', but does not necessarily imply spilling over.

Etymology

Compound of 吹く (fuku, 'to blow' or 'to boil up') and こぼれる (koboreru, 'to spill'). The 吹き part suggests the bubbling action that causes the liquid to spill.