welling up; gushing forth; springing out
Describes water or liquid emerging from the ground or a source, often with force or abundance. Can also be used figuratively for emotions or ideas arising.
We are looking for a place where the hot spring wells up well.
sudden appearance; emergence
Used when something or someone appears abruptly, often unexpectedly. Common in phrases like 湧き出る or 湧き上がる for crowds, ideas, or phenomena.
frothing of water (from fish)
Specialized fishing term: surface disturbance or frothing caused by a school of fish moving near the surface. Rare in everyday language.
The spring never stops gushing water all year round.
A sudden burst of applause arose from the venue.
When you spot frothing from fish, head the boat there immediately.
spring water
gush forth; flow out; stream out; bubble up · well up; flow out (of tears, emotions) · emerge; suddenly appear; come forth
boil up; seethe; come to a boil · arise; break out; surge up · get excited; be in an uproar
gush out; well up; spring forth
appear suddenly; spring up; well up
Standard kanji spelling for welling up, gushing forth, or appearing suddenly.
Variant kanji form; 涌 is a less common alternative to 湧.
Noun form derived from the continuative stem (連用形) of the verb 湧く (わく, 'to well up, gush'). The kanji 湧 and 涌 both represent water springing forth; 湧 is more common in modern usage.