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ふつふつ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ふつふつ

ふ

つ

ふ

つ

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

adverb taking the 'to' particle

simmering; bubbling; welling up

usually written using kana alone

Describes liquid simmering gently, or emotions/thoughts welling up inside. Often used with と (ふつふつと).

鍋なべの中なかでお湯ゆがふつふつと沸わいている。
The water is simmering gently in the pot.
怒いかりがふつふつと込こみ上あげ

Written forms

ふつふつUsage53%
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms 沸々 and 沸沸 are rare and mainly literary.
フツフツUsage31%
沸ふつ々ふつUsage15%
Rare kanji spelling; the repetition mark 々 is used, but the kana form is strongly preferred.
沸ふつ沸ふつUsage2%

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Anger welled up inside me.

Rare kanji spelling without the repetition mark; even less common than 沸々.

Kanji

沸seethe, boil, ferment

Similar words

ぐつぐつ
ぐつぐつ describes a more vigorous, rolling boil, often with sound, while ふつふつ is a gentle simmer or quiet bubbling.
沸わく
沸く is the verb 'to boil', while ふつふつ is an adverb describing the simmering state or the welling up of emotions.

Etymology

An onomatopoeic word mimicking the sound and appearance of gentle boiling or bubbling. The kanji 沸 means 'boil' and is used for its meaning, but the word itself is native Japanese.