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沸き起こる (wakiokoru) Japanese meaning: well up | Kotomora
JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation 沸き起こる · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 沸わ き 起お こる 沸わ き 起お こらない Polite 沸わ き 起お こります 沸わ き 起お こりません Past polite 沸わ き 起お こりました 沸わ き 起お こりませんでした Past 沸わ き 起お こった 沸わ き 起お こらなかった Te-form 沸わ き 起お こって 沸わ き 起お こらないで Desire 沸わ き 起お こりたい 沸わ き 起お こりたくない Potential 沸わ き 起お これる 沸わ き 起お これない Passive 沸わ き 起お こられる 沸わ き 起お こられない Causative 沸わ き 起お こらせる 沸わ き 起お こらせない Causative passive 沸わ き 起お こらせられる also 沸わ き 起お こらされる 沸わ き 起お こらせられない also 沸わ き 起お こらされない Volitional 沸わ き 起お ころう Polite volitional 沸わ き 起お こりましょう Imperative 沸わ き 起お これ 沸わ き 起お こるな Conditional 沸わ き 起お これば 沸わ き 起お こらなければ Tara conditional 沸わ き 起お こったら 沸わ き 起お こらなかったら
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き
起お
こっ
た
。
Loud applause burst forth from the audience.
I felt anger welling up at his words.
At the moment of victory, joy surged up.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 から 〈 事こと 〉 が 沸わ き 起お こる for cheers, applause, or laughter to erupt from a place
A big round of applause burst out from the audience.
心こころ の 中なか に 〈 事こと 〉 が 沸わ き 起お こる for a feeling to well up inside one's heart
Related words 湧く is the plain, everyday verb for feelings or water welling up, while 沸き起こる adds emphasis on a sudden, powerful surge, often of collective emotion like cheers.
沸く covers both boiling and getting excited, whereas 沸き起こる specifically describes an emotion or sound bursting forth spontaneously and strongly.
巻き起こる emphasizes something spreading outward like a whirlwind (e.g. controversy or applause), while 沸き起こる stresses the intensity of the surge itself.
高まる describes a gradual rise in intensity (tension, expectation), while 沸き起こる implies a sudden, spontaneous eruption of feeling or sound.
Don't confuse with 湧き出る (with 湧) refers to water or a spring physically welling out, while 沸き起こる (with 沸) is used for emotions, cheers, or excitement bursting forth, so learners often mix up the kanji.
Written forms 沸わ き 起お こる Usage 27%
Standard kanji spelling; 沸く suggests boiling or surging, fitting for emotions or excitement.
湧わ き 起お こる Usage 32%
Alternative spelling using 湧く (to spring forth), common for emotions or ideas welling up.
わき 起お こる Usage 24%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kana form; not a standard written spelling.
わきおこる
Etymology Compound of 沸き (continuative form of 沸く, 'to boil, surge') + 起こる ('to occur, arise'). The combination intensifies the sense of something suddenly and forcefully welling up.
Hearing his words, a wave of emotion welled up inside me.
Usage 14%
湧わ き 起おこ る Usage 3%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant with 起る instead of 起こる.
沸わ き 起おこ る Usage <1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant with 起る instead of 起こる.
涌わ き 起お こる
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 涌 is a variant of 湧.
