湧わく
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, intransitive)
1. to well (up); to gush out (of water); to spring out; to surge
Clear water is welling up from between the rocks.
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
I wonder where that confidence comes from.
4. to hatch; to breed; to propagate; to be infested (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
No matter how many I squash, they keep breeding before I know it.
Kanji used
spring forth
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (4 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 (23 in total)
I became interested.
I feel strength welling up!!
But I became interested tonight.
I was convinced that courage was welling up.
I felt a little empathy.
Tom became curious.
Flies bred in the kitchen scraps.
I don't feel anger towards him.
I wonder where that confidence comes from.
No matter how many I squash, they keep breeding before I know it.
There are hot springs in this village.
Bugs have started breeding in the kitchen.
Clear water is welling up from between the rocks.
But for some reason, no feeling of regret arose.
When we dug in the garden, water came welling up.
A sense of pride wells up from the depths of my chest.
I had absolutely no desire to fight.
Joy wells up in my heart just like when I am running.
Looking back now, numerous questions arise.
Images well up in my mind one after another.
Once a clear goal was set, strength naturally welled up.
On the other hand, there were also times when I began to suspect it might all be an illusion.
Naturally, anger wells up when one learns that it was all a setup.