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Frequency: 1709
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

seethe
boil
ferment
uproar
breed

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
フツ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
わ.く
わ.かす

Common Words

æ˛¸ãä¸ŠãŒã‚‹
わき上がる
わきあがる
æļŒãä¸ŠãŒã‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #6282
1

Esp. æ˛¸ãä¸ŠãŒã‚‹

to boil up; to come to the boil; to seethe

2

to arise; to break out

Examples
åŊŧã¯čƒ¸ä¸­ãĢ愛å›ŊåŋƒãŒæš§ãä¸ŠãŒã‚‹ãŽã‚’感じた。
He felt patriotism rise in his breast.
3

to get excited; to be in uproar

わく
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #6476
1

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil

Examples
č–ŦįŧļãŽãŠæš¯ãŒæ˛¸ã„ãĻいる。
The kettle is boiling.
2

to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to be in a ferment; to take place energetically

Examples
å¸‚ãŽį”ŖæĨ­ã¯ãŋんãĒåĨŊ景気ãĢæ˛¸ã„ãĻいる。
All the industries in the city are booming.
3

to ferment

4

to melt (of metal)

わき
Noun
Freq #9495
1

boiling

ãĩãŖã¨ã†
īŊžã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #9568
1

boiling; seething

Examples
水は摂氏100åēĻã§æ˛¸é¨°ã™ã‚‹ã€‚
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
水は充分ãĢåŠ į†ąã™ã‚‹ã¨æ˛¸é¨°ã™ã‚‹ã€‚
Water will boil if heated enough.
2

becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; agitation; fermentation

Examples
å›Ŋå†…ã¯é˜˛čĄ›å•éĄŒã§æ˛¸é¨°ã—ãŸã€‚
The country seethed over the issue of national defense.
3

soaring (of prices); shooting up

わかす
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #12541
1

to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink)

Examples
ã‚¸ã‚§ã‚ˇãƒŧã¯ã‚ŗãƒŧヒãƒŧをå…Ĩれるį‚ēãĢãŠæš¯ã‚’æ˛¸ã‹ã—ãĻいる。
Jessie is boiling water to make coffee.
2

to excite; to rouse; to stir

Examples
į›¸æ‰‹ãƒãƒŧムがあぞり闘åŋ—をわかしãĻいãĒã‹ãŖãŸãŽã§ã€æˆ‘ã€…ã¯æĨŊ勝した。
The opposing team did not put up much of a fight, so we won hands down.
æļŒãå‡ēる
わきでる
æ˛¸ãå‡ēる
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #14764
1

to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to stream (out); to bubble up

Examples
地éĸã‹ã‚‰æ°´ãŒæ˛¸ãå‡ēãĻいる。
The water is welling up from the ground.
2

to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears)

Examples
そぎåĨŗãŽå­ãŽį›Žã‹ã‚‰æļ™ãŒã‚ãã§ãŸã€‚
Tears welled up in the girl's eyes.
3

to emerge; to suddenly appear; to come forth

Examples
äēēé–“ãŽčƒ¸ãĢ希望は永遠ãĢわきå‡ēる。
Hope springs eternal in the human breast.
わきたつ
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #18516
1

to boil strongly

Examples
åēƒå ´ã¯čˆˆåĨŽã§ã‚ããŸãŖãŸã€‚
The square buzzed with excitement.
2

to be excited

わきå‡ēす
æļŒãå‡ēす
わきだす
æ˛¸ãå‡ēす
Godan verb
Freq #19748
1

to gush out

æ˛¸ã€…
æ˛¸æ˛¸
Usually kana
īŊžã¨ Adverb
Freq #20900
1

simmer; bubble out; flow out

暧きčĩˇã“ã‚‹
わきおこる
æļŒãčĩˇã“ã‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #23767
1

to well up; to burst; to arise

Examples
åŽ‡åŽ™éŖ›čĄŒåŖĢ達はč‡Ēį„ļと暧きčĩˇã“ãŖãŸæ‹æ‰‹ã§čŋŽãˆã‚‰ã‚ŒãŸã€‚
The astronauts were greeted with spontaneous applause.
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