- 1. [v5k, vi] to well (up); to gush out (of water); to spring out; to surge
- 2. [v5k, vi] to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to cry
- 3. [v5k, vi] to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds); to well up; to arise
- 4. [v5k, vi] to hatch; to breed; to propagate; to be infested (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
Kanji in this word
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湧
boil, ferment, seethe, uproar, breedOn: ユウ (yuu)、 ヨウ (you)、 ユ (yu)Kun: わ.く (wa.ku)
Example Sentences
彼女の目には涙が湧きあふれていた。
kanojo no meni ha namida ga waki afureteita .
Her eyes gushed with tears.
いざとなれば勇気が湧いてくる。
izatonareba yuuki ga wai tekuru .
Your courage will come out in a crisis.
肉にはウジがわいていた。
niku niha uji gawaiteita .
The meat was crawling with maggots.