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湧く

waku

Description

「湧く」は、水や温泉が地面から出てくることや、気持ちや考えが心の中に自然に生まれてくることを表す言葉です。

"湧く" is a word that expresses water or hot springs coming out from the ground, or feelings and thoughts naturally arising in the heart.

Meanings

湧くwaku

to spring up; to gush out (of water)

ここは温泉が湧く場所です。

This is a place where hot springs gush out.

湧くwaku

to well up; to arise (of feelings or ideas)

急に元気が湧いてきた。

Suddenly, I felt a surge of energy.

湧くwaku

to breed; to swarm (of insects)

暑いと虫が湧く。

In hot weather, bugs appear.

Related words

Notes

  • Nuance

    often used for emotions or ideas arising naturally, as in 興味が湧く (interest wells up).

  • Etymology

    also written 涌く; both share the meaning of gushing forth.

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