込こみ上あげる

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込み上げる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	込こみ上あげる	込こみ上あげない
Polite	込こみ上あげます	込こみ上あげません
Past polite	込こみ上あげました	込こみ上あげませんでした
Past	込こみ上あげた	込こみ上あげなかった
Te-form	込こみ上あげて	込こみ上あげないで
Desire	込こみ上あげたい	込こみ上あげたくない
Potential	込こみ上あげられるalso 込こみ上あげれる	込こみ上あげられないalso 込こみ上あげれない
Passive	込こみ上あげられる	込こみ上あげられない
Causative	込こみ上あげさせる	込こみ上あげさせない
Causative passive	込こみ上あげさせられる	込こみ上あげさせられない
Volitional	込こみ上あげよう
Polite volitional	込こみ上あげましょう
Imperative	込こみ上あげろ	込こみ上あげるな
Conditional	込こみ上あげれば	込こみ上あげなければ
Tara conditional	込こみ上あげたら	込こみ上あげなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

well up; surge up; rise within

Describes emotions or sensations that rise from deep inside, often involuntarily. Common with tears, anger, joy, laughter, or nostalgia.

その話はなしを聞きいて、涙なみだが込こみ上あげてきた。
Hearing that story, tears welled up.
彼かれの無む責せき任にんな態たい度どに怒いかりが込こみ上あげた。
Anger surged up at his irresponsible attitude.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

feel nauseated; feel sick

Specifically refers to a wave of nausea rising from the stomach. Often used in the form 込み上げてくる.

車くるまに酔よって、吐はき気けが込こみ上あげてきた。
I got carsick and nausea welled up.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が込こみ上あげるa feeling or sensation wells up inside one
昔むかしの悲かなしい出で来き事ごとを思おもい出だすと、悲かなしみが込こみ上あげてくる。
When I remember that sad thing from the past, sadness wells up inside me.
吐はき気けが込こみ上あげるa wave of nausea rises up
船ふねが揺ゆれて、吐はき気けが込こみ上あげてきた。
The boat rocked and I felt a wave of nausea rise up.
怒いかりが込こみ上あげるanger surges up inside one
彼かれの失しつ礼れいな態たい度どに怒いかりが込こみ上あげてきた。
Anger surged up inside me at his rude attitude.
笑わらいが込こみ上あげるlaughter bubbles up (that one tries to hold back)
彼かれの変へんな顔かおを見みて、笑わらいが込こみ上あげてきた。
Seeing his strange face, laughter bubbled up inside me.

Kanji

上above, up
込crowded, mixture, in bulk

Related words· 6

湧わき上あがるN1sense 1
湧き上がる often describes a vigorous, outward surge (like a crowd's cheer or gushing water), while 込み上げる focuses on an internal feeling rising up inside a person.
むかつく sense 2
むかつく is a casual way to say one feels nauseated (or annoyed), while 込み上げる specifically describes the sensation of nausea rising up from the stomach.
あふれるN3sense 1
あふれる describes emotion overflowing once it has already built up, whereas 込み上げる describes the actual rising motion of the feeling from within.
高たかまるN2sense 1
高まる describes feelings gradually intensifying or building up, while 込み上げる describes a sudden, involuntary surge of emotion.

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突つき上あげる
込み上げる is used only for emotions or tears welling up gently, whereas 突き上げる can describe a more sudden or violent surge of feeling.
湧わくN2
こみ上げる specifically describes emotions or tears rising up inside one's chest or throat, while 湧く covers a broader range including water and ideas.

Don't confuse with

込こめるN2
込める means 'to put into/load' (as in 心を込める), while 込み上げる means 'to well up'; the two share the kanji 込 but are unrelated in meaning.

Written forms

込こみ上あげるUsage23%
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana; the most frequent written form.
こみあげるUsage41%
こみ上あげるUsage34%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common than 込み上げる but still seen.
込こみあげるUsage2%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; the okurigana あげる is normally written as 上げる.
込こみ上あげるUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; non-standard okurigana usage.

Etymology

Compound of 込む (komu, 'to go inward, be packed') in its continuative form 込み (komi) + 上げる (ageru, 'to raise'). Literally 'to raise up from within', describing an internal surge.