Meanings

1. godan verb, intransitive verbto well (up); to gush out (of water); to spring out; to surge
2. godan verb, intransitive verbto appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to cry
3. godan verb, intransitive verbto feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds); to well up; to arise
4. godan verb, intransitive verbto hatch; to breed; to propagate; to be infested (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

Examples

• 肉にはウジがわいていた。

  The meat was crawling with maggots.

• いざとなれば勇気が湧いてくる。

  Your courage will come out in a crisis.

• 彼女の目には涙が湧きあふれていた。

  Her eyes gushed with tears.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 湧く

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