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沸く
waku
Description
「沸く」は、水などが熱くなって、あつくなったりわいたりすることです。
"沸く" means when water or something similar gets hot and boils.
また、たくさんの人が楽しくなって、みんなで大さわぎするときにも使います。
Also, it is used when many people become excited and make a big commotion together.
Meanings
沸くwaku
to boil; to become hot (water)
お湯が沸いたよ。
The water has boiled.
沸くwaku
to get excited; to be in an uproar
ゴールで会場が沸いた。
The crowd went wild at the goal.
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Notes
- Nuance
沸く is intransitive (water boils on its own); 沸かす is the transitive form (to boil water).
- Etymology
distinct from 湧く (waku), which means to gush or well up, though pronounced the same.
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