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Kotomora

涌

boil, ferment, seethe, uproar, breed

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ユウ
  • ヨウ
  • ユ

Kun'yomi

  • わ.く

Meaning

涌 centers on liquid or energy rising up forcefully: boiling, seething, fermenting, or a noisy uproar. The breeding sense extends the idea of something multiplying or swelling from within.

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Etymology

涌 combines 氵 (water) with 甬, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of gushing or springing forth. The character originally depicted water welling up.

Meaning mnemonic

Water 氵 on the left and 甬 on the right: picture a hot spring where water bubbles up and seethes, creating an uproar as it boils over.

Reading mnemonic

For ユウ, imagine you watching a pot boil over: you -> ユウ, and the water seethes up.