1239/2000JLPT: N1School Grade: Junior high schoolThis character is a combination of 口 mouth and 賁 a

1239/2000

JLPT: N1

School Grade: Junior high school

This character is a combination of 口 mouth and 賁 a non-general use character meaning “decorate.” The origins of this character are somewhat obscure due to the obscure nature of 賁. One source says that 賁 also carries a meaning of “to boil up/to break out/to get excited.” With 口, this gives 噴 a meaning of “to burst forth from the mouth.” By extension this came to mean “vent/emit” in a broader sense, including “spout” and “gush.”