Word details

沸き返る

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 沸き返る.

Dictionary

Entry

沸き返る沸きかえるきかえるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #65864
1

to boil up; to seethe

2

to get excited; to be in an uproar

Examples
彼女の勇敢な行為に国中がわきかえった
Tales of her courageous deeds rang through the country.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

seethe, boil, ferment, uproar, breed

8 strokesFrequency 1,709JLPT N2Grade 8

On

フツ

Kun

わ.くわ.かす

return, answer, fade, repay

6 strokesFrequency 685JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ヘン

Kun

かえ.す-かえ.すかえ.る-かえ.る

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