湧く (わく, waku) Japanese meaning: well up | Kotomora

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湧く · godan verb (-ku)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	湧わく	湧わかない
Polite	湧わきます	湧わきません
Past polite	湧わきました	湧わきませんでした
Past	湧わいた	湧わかなかった
Te-form	湧わいて	湧わかないで
Desire	湧わきたい	湧わきたくない
Potential	湧わける	湧わけない
Passive	湧わかれる	湧わかれない
Causative	湧わかせる	湧わかせない
Causative passive	湧わかせられるalso 湧わかされる	湧わかせられないalso 湧わかされない
Volitional	湧わこう
Polite volitional	湧わきましょう
Imperative	湧わけ	湧わくな
Conditional	湧わけば	湧わかなければ
Tara conditional	湧わいたら	湧わかなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

well up; gush out; spring forth

Describes water, hot springs, or other liquids emerging naturally from the ground or a source.

温おん泉せんが湧わく町

Kanji

湧boil, ferment, seethe
涌boil, ferment, seethe

Related words

生しょうじるN2sense 3
生じる is a formal, general word for something arising or occurring (e.g. problems, results), while 湧く suggests a spontaneous, often emotional or physical welling-up.
込こみ上あげるN1sense 3
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.
芽め生ばえる sense 3
芽生える describes a feeling or idea starting to sprout gradually, whereas 湧く suggests it appearing suddenly and with more force.
沸わき起おこるN1
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.
湧わき上あがるN1
湧く is the plain, base verb for something welling up, while 湧き上がる emphasizes a stronger, more sudden or upward surge of the same thing.

Opposites

涸かれるN1
湧く describes water springing up or welling forth, the opposite of 涸れる, which describes a water source running dry.

Don't confuse with

沸わくN4
沸く is used for water boiling or a crowd getting excited, while 湧く refers to natural emergence, like water from a spring, tears, or ideas.

Word family

湧わき水みず
spring water
湧わき出でる
gush forth; flow out; stream out; bubble up · well up; flow out (of tears, emotions) · emerge; suddenly appear; come forth
湧わき上あがるN1
boil up; seethe; come to a boil · arise; break out; surge up · get excited; be in an uproar
湧わき

Written forms

湧わく
Standard kanji spelling for welling up, springing forth, and emotional surges.
涌わく
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should prefer 湧く.

Etymology

The kanji 湧 (and its variant 涌) carries the meaning of 'gush' or 'spring forth'. The reading わく is native Japanese and shares its origin with 沸く (to boil), reflecting a common idea of something rising or emerging.

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