Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 湧く(わく) in Japanese

湧く, 涌く
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
わく
Romaji
waku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to spring out; to surge
    Example sentence
    いやいや結構結構下の名前呼び合うのは親近感がわいてよろしいこと Not at all, that's perfectly fine. Calling each other by one's given name is a good thing; it produces a feeling of fellowship.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.)
    Example sentence
    彼女にはが湧きあふれていた Her eyes gushed with tears.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to feel emotions form (joy, bravery, etc.)
    Example sentence
    にはウジがわいていた。 The meat was crawling with maggots.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
    Example sentence
    新鮮な伊勢エビ見たら食欲がわいた。 The sight of fresh lobster gave me an appetite.

Examples of 湧く, 涌く, わく in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
湧く
Plain Polite
湧きます
Negative
湧かない
Negative Polite
湧きません

Past

Plain
湧いた
Plain Polite
湧きました
Negative
湧かなかった
Negative Polite
湧きませんでした

Te

Plain
湧いて
Plain Polite
湧きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
湧かれる
Plain Polite
湧かれます
Negative
湧かれない
Negative Polite
湧かれません


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

12 strokes

boil, ferment, seethe, uproar, breed

On'Yomi: ユウ, ヨウ, ユ

Kun'Yomi: わ.く

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10 strokes

boil, ferment, seethe, uproar, breed

On'Yomi: ユウ, ヨウ, ユ

Kun'Yomi: わ.く

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