わく
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, intransitive)
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
3. to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds); to well up; to arise
4. to hatch; to breed; to propagate; to be infested (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
Pitch accent
わ
く
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
to happen suddenly; to occur unexpectedly; to appear out of the blue
Examples (1 in total)
Tom became curious.