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Frequency: 2070
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

boil
ferment
seethe
uproar
breed

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ユウ
ヨウ
ヌ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
わ.く
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
わき
わく

Common Words

わく
涌く
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #2394
1

to well (up); to gush out (of water); to spring out; to surge

2

to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to cry

Examples
彼女の目には涙が湧きあふれていた。
Her eyes gushed with tears.
3

to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds); to well up; to arise

Examples
いざとなれば勇気が湧いてくる。
Your courage will come out in a crisis.
4

to hatch; to breed; to propagate; to be infested (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

Examples
肉にはウジがわいていた。
The meat was crawling with maggots.
沸き上がる
わき上がる
わきあがる
涌き上がる
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #6282
1

Esp. 沸き上がる

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

2

to arise; to break out

Examples
彼は胸中に愛国心が湧き上がるのを感じた。
He felt patriotism rise in his breast.
3

to get excited; to be in uproar

涌き
わき
Noun
Freq #9495
1

welling (up); gushing forth (of water); springing out; surging

2

appearing (esp. suddenly)

3

frothing of water (due to an advancing school of fish)

涌き出る
わきでる
沸き出る
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
地面から水が沸き出ている。
The water is welling up from the ground.
2

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

Examples
その女の子の目から涙がわきでた。
Tears welled up in the girl's eyes.
3

to emerge; to suddenly appear; to come forth

Examples
人間の胸に希望は永遠にわき出る。
Hope springs eternal in the human breast.
わき出す
涌き出す
わきだす
沸き出す
Godan verb
Freq #19748
1

to gush out

実感がわく
じっかんがわく
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #20534
1

to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in

湧き起こる
わきおこる
涌き起こる
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #23767
1

to well up; to burst; to arise

Examples
宇宙飛行士達は自然と湧き起こった拍手で迎えられた。
The astronauts were greeted with spontaneous applause.
降ってわく
ふってわく
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #31333
1

to happen suddenly; to occur unexpectedly; to appear out of the blue

わきみず
涌き水
Noun
Freq #38421
1

spring water

涌き立つ
わきたつ
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #41310
1

to appear suddenly

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