わく
湧く
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to spring out; to surge
N5Common wordGodan verb (ku ending)
Godan verb (ku ending), Intransitive verb
to well (up)•to gush out (of water)•to spring out•to surge
Godan verb (ku ending), Intransitive verb
to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.)•to sweat•to cry
Godan verb (ku ending), Intransitive verb
to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.)•to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)•to well up•to arise
Godan verb (ku ending), Intransitive verb
to hatch•to breed•to propagate•to be infested (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
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Kanji Breakdown
Conjugations
Present辞書形
湧く(わく)
Negativeない形
湧かない(わかない)
Pastた形
湧いた(わいた)
Past Negativeなかった形
湧かなかった(わかなかった)
Te-formて形
湧いて(わいて)
Example Sentences
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.
新鮮な伊勢エビを見たら、食欲がわいた。
The sight of fresh lobster gave me an appetite.
いやいや、結構結構。下の名前で呼び合うのは親近感がわいてよろしいことだ。
Not at all, that's perfectly fine. Calling each other by one's given name is a good thing; it produces a feeling of fellowship.