Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

Get the Kotomora apps for iOS and Android.

Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides About Support Privacy

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

噴出岩 (funshutsugan) Japanese meaning: extrusive rock | Kotomora

噴ふん出しゅつ岩がん

ふ

ん

しゅ

つ

が

ん

Meanings

1

extrusive rock; effusive rock

Geological term for igneous rock formed from lava that has erupted onto the surface. Contrasts with 深成岩 (plutonic rock).

See also: 火山岩

玄げん武ぶ岩がんは代だい表ひょう的てきな噴ふん出しゅつ岩がんの一ひとつです

。

Basalt is one of the typical extrusive rocks.

この地ち域いきには噴ふん出しゅつ岩がんが広ひろく分ぶん布ぷしている。

Extrusive rocks are widely distributed in this area.

Kanji

噴erupt, spout, emit
出exit, leave, go out
岩boulder, rock, cliff

Related words

深しん成せい岩がん
Plutonic rock formed from magma that cooled slowly underground, as opposed to 噴出岩 which forms from lava on the surface.
火か山ざん岩がん
Volcanic rock; often used interchangeably with 噴出岩, though 火山岩 can also include pyroclastic rocks.

Etymology

Compound of 噴出 (ふんしゅつ, 'eruption, gushing out') and 岩 (がん, 'rock').