湧く
湧く · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 湧く | 湧かない |
| Polite | 湧きます | 湧きません |
| Past polite | 湧きました | 湧きませんでした |
| Past | 湧いた | 湧かなかった |
| Te-form | 湧いて | 湧かないで |
| Desire | 湧きたい | 湧きたくない |
| Potential | 湧ける | 湧けない |
| Passive | 湧かれる | 湧かれない |
| Causative | 湧かせる | 湧かせない |
| Causative passive | 湧かせられるalso 湧かされる | 湧かせられないalso 湧かされない |
| Volitional | 湧こう | |
| Polite volitional | 湧きましょう | |
| Imperative | 湧け | 湧くな |
| Conditional | 湧けば | 湧かなければ |
| Tara conditional | 湧いたら | 湧かなかったら |
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.
I live in a town where hot springs well up.
After the rain, water welled up in the garden.
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
appear suddenly (sweat, tears); break out
Used for bodily fluids like sweat or tears appearing suddenly or in large amounts.
Sweat broke out on my hands from nervousness.
Tears welled up in her eyes.
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
well up (emotions, ideas); arise; spring up
Describes emotions, ideas, or intangible things emerging spontaneously from within.
Courage welled up inside me.
A good idea sprang to mind.
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
Used for insects or pests appearing in large numbers, often with a negative connotation. Less common than other senses.
Bugs infested the old tatami mats.
Flies are breeding from the garbage.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉から〈物〉が湧くfor something (water, etc.) to well up from a place
Clean water wells up from this spring.
- 疑問が湧くfor a question or doubt to arise in one's mind
Hearing his story, a question arose in my mind.
- 興味が湧くto become interested in something (interest wells up)
Watching that movie made me interested in history.
- 力が湧くto feel a surge of energy or strength
Everyone's cheering gave me a surge of strength.
- 汗が湧くfor sweat to break out suddenly
Sweat broke out from nervousness.
- 虫が湧くfor insects or maggots to breed in something
Maggots bred in the kitchen garbage.