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込み上げる (こみあげる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

込み上げるこみあがる

also: こみあがる

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

well up; surge up; fill one's heart

Non-standard form of 込み上げる. Describes emotions or physical sensations rising uncontrollably from within, such as tears, anger, or joy.

See also: 込み上げる

感かん動どうで胸むねに熱あついものが込こみ上あがった。
A warm feeling welled up in my chest from the emotion.

悔くやしさが込こみ上あがって、涙なみだが出でた。

Frustration surged up and tears came out.

Written forms

込こみ上あげる
Standard form; this word is a non-standard variant of 込み上げる.
込こみ上あがるUsage50%
Non-standard variant; 込み上げる is the usual form.
こみあがるUsage50%
込こみあがる
Non-standard mixed-kana variant.
こみ上あがる
Non-standard mixed-kana variant.

Kanji

込crowded, mixture, in bulk
上above, up

Similar words

込こみ上あげる
Standard form with the same meaning. 込み上がる is a non-standard variant; learners should use 込み上げる.

Etymology

Compound of 込み (continuative form of 込む, 'to be crowded, go into') + 上がる ('to rise'). The standard form uses 上げる (transitive) but functions intransitively; this variant uses the intransitive 上がる, which is non-standard.