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せぐり上げる (せぐりあげる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

せぐり上あげる

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Meanings

1

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

well up; surge up

Describes tears, emotions, or feelings rising uncontrollably from within. Often used with 涙, 感情, or 思い.

感かん動どうで涙なみだがせぐり上あげてきた。
Tears welled up from emotion.
怒いかりが胸むねにせぐり上あげるのを感

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I felt anger surge up in my chest.

Written forms

せぐり上あげる
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
せぐりあげるUsage100%
Kana-only spelling, common in casual writing.

Kanji

上above, up

Similar words

込こみ上あげる
Also means 'to well up', but 込み上げる is more common and general. せぐり上げる emphasizes a forceful, unstoppable surge, often with a nuance of struggling to hold back.

Etymology

Compound of せぐる (to dam up, to hold back) and 上げる (to raise). The exact derivation of せぐる is uncertain, but the combination suggests something held back that eventually rises forcefully.