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わくわく (wakuwaku) Japanese meaning: excited | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation わくわくする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary わくわくする わくわくしない Polite わくわくします わくわくしません Past polite わくわくしました わくわくしませんでした Past わくわくした わくわくしなかった Te-form わくわくして わくわくしないで Desire わくわくしたい わくわくしたくない Potential わくわくできる わくわくできない Passive わくわくされる わくわくされない Causative わくわくさせる わくわくさせない Causative passive わくわくさせられる わくわくさせられない Volitional わくわくしよう Polite volitional わくわくしましょう Imperative わくわくしろ わくわくするな Conditional わくわくすれば わくわくしなければ Tara conditional わくわくしたら わくわくしなかったら
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明日あした の 旅りょ 行こう が 楽たの しみ で 、 わくわく し て いる 。
I'm excited about tomorrow's trip.
I felt thrilled when opening the present.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 にわくわくする to be excited about something
I'm excited about next week's trip.
〈 事こと 〉 を 考かんが えるとわくわくする to get excited just thinking about something
Just thinking about my new life gets me excited.
わくわくしながら 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something while feeling excited
The children opened their presents excitedly.
胸むね がわくわくする one's heart flutters with excitement
My heart races with excitement at the thought of my first time on stage.
Related words· 7 どきどき describes a pounding heartbeat from nervousness, fear, or romantic tension, while わくわく centers on eager, positive anticipation.
うきうき is a lighter, buoyant cheerfulness about a pleasant event, while わくわく can be more intense and include a touch of nervous anticipation.
わくわくする is a casual, onomatopoeic word for excited anticipation, while 心が躍る is a slightly more literary expression emphasizing a heart-leaping feeling.
わくわく is a lighter, purely positive excitement, while ぞくぞく can include a physical shiver or a creepy thrill.
Show 3 more わくわく expresses happy excitement about a future event, while うずうず conveys a physical urge to act right away.
わくわく expresses thrilling anticipation about a future event, while いそいそ describes the happy, bustling manner of doing something right now.
わくわくする is a casual, everyday word for feeling excited, whereas 胸を躍らせる is a more literary, vivid expression.
Don't confuse with そわそわ describes restless, anxious fidgeting, whereas わくわく describes eager, pleasant excitement, even though both are reduplicated onomatopoeia for an inner feeling.
Written forms わくわく Usage 54%
Standard hiragana spelling; the most common written form.
ワクワク Usage 46%
Katakana spelling often used for emphasis or in informal writing.
Etymology Onomatopoeic word mimicking a fluttering, excited feeling. The exact origin is uncertain.
