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降って湧く

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 降って湧く.

Dictionary

Entry

降って湧く降ってわくふってわくExpressionGodan verbFreq #31333
1

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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

10 strokesFrequency 596JLPT N2Grade 6

On

コウ

Kun

お.りるお.ろすふ.るふ.りくだ.るくだ.す

Nanori

ふりふる

boil, ferment, seethe, uproar, breed

12 strokesFrequency 2,070JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ユウヨウ

Kun

わ.く

Nanori

わきわく

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