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湧く、涌く わく waku

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  1. Godan verb with 'ku' endingintransitive verb to well (up); to gush out (of water); to spring out; to surge
  2. Godan verb with 'ku' endingintransitive verb to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to cry
  3. Godan verb with 'ku' endingintransitive verb to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds); to well up; to arise
  4. Godan verb with 'ku' endingintransitive verb to hatch; to breed; to propagate; to be infested (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

Kanji in this word

boil, ferment, seethe

Example sentences

肉にはウジがわいていた。
niku ni ha uji ga wai te i ta 。
The meat was crawling with maggots.
新鮮な伊勢エビを見たら、食欲がわいた。
shinsen na ise ebi wo mi tara 、 shokuyoku ga wai ta 。
The sight of fresh lobster gave me an appetite.
いざとなれば勇気が湧いてくる。
iza to nare ba yuuki ga wai te kuru 。
Your courage will come out in a crisis.
いやいや、結構結構。下の名前で呼び合うのは親近感がわいてよろしいことだ。
iyaiya 、 kekkou kekkou 。 shita no namae de yobiau no ha shinkin kan ga wai te yoroshii koto da 。
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.
彼女の目には涙が湧きあふれていた。
kanojo no me ni ha namida ga wakiafure te i ta 。
Her eyes gushed with tears.

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