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湧

boil
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingユウ、ヨウ、ユ
Kun readingわ.く
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. boil
  2. breed
  3. ferment
  4. seethe
  5. uproar
  6. bubble upRtK
  1. to well (up)
  2. to gush out (of water)
  3. to spring out
  4. to surge
  5. to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.)

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · courageous · courage · chop-seal · hanko · male · rice field (田) · brains · power (力) · muscle (力) · arnold

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1510

Compound words

湧くわく
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to spring out; to surge; to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.)
湧水ゆうすい
welling of water; spring water; spring
湧出ゆうしゅつ
gushing, welling up
湧然ゆうぜん
welling up (of emotion)
湧出るわきでる
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring)
湧出量ゆうしゅつりょう
output, yield (of spring water)
湧上るわきあがる
to boil up
湧き起るわきおこる
to well up
湧き出すわきだす
to gush out
湧き出るわきでる
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring)
湧き上るわきあがる
to boil up
湧き立つわきたつ
to appear suddenly; to well up
湧きあがるわきあがる
to boil up
湧き溢れるわきあふれる
to overflow, to well up and spill
湧き起こるわきおこる
to well up
湧き上がるわきあがる
to boil up
男鰥に蛆が湧くおとこやもめにうじがわく
widowers are untidy

Additional Examples

彼は胸中に愛国心が湧き上がるのを感じた。
He felt patriotism rise in his breast.tatoeba
当初抗議する人はほんのわずかだったが、今やそこらじゅうから湧き起こっている。
At first only a few people protested, but now they're all coming out of the woodwork.tatoeba
宇宙飛行士達は自然と湧き起こった拍手で迎えられた。
The astronauts were greeted with spontaneous applause.tatoeba
いざとなれば勇気が湧いてくる。
Your courage will come out in a crisis.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 湧

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