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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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