湧く
わく
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to spring out; to surge
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Intransitive
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to spring out; to surge- to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to cry
- to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds); to well up; to arise
- to hatch; to breed; to propagate; to be infested (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 湧くわく | 湧きますわきます |
| Negative | 湧かないわかない | 湧きませんわきません |
| Past | 湧いたわいた | 湧きましたわきました |
| Past negative | 湧かなかったわかなかった | 湧きませんでしたわきませんでした |
| Te-form | 湧いてわいて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 湧けるわける |
| Passive | 湧かれるわかれる |
| Causative | 湧かせるわかせる |
| Volitional | 湧こうわこう |
| Imperative | 湧けわけ |
| Conditional (ば) | 湧けばわけば |
| Conditional (たら) | 湧いたらわいたら |
Example sentences
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Applause broke out.
トムは興味が湧きました。
Tom became curious.
いざとなれば勇気が湧いてくる。
Your courage will come out in a crisis.
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Her eyes gushed with tears.
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I haven't felt the motivation to do anything lately.
More examples (9)
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The astronauts were greeted with spontaneous applause.
君も、君の声も、君の顔も、君の仕草も、何も頭の中に湧いてこない。
You, your voice, your face, your gestures...none of it comes to mind.
社会学の論文ってどんなこと書くの？ なんか全然イメージが湧かないんだけど。
What kind of things do you write about in a sociology paper? I don't have the faintest idea.
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.
胡麻をするというのはイメージが湧くけど、すりおろすっていうのはイメージしにくいな。
I can imagine grinding sesame seeds, but it's hard for me to picture grating them.
大切だと思えば友達になれる！ 互いを思えば、何倍でも強くなれる！ 無限に根性が湧いてくる！ 世界には嫌なことも、悲しいことも、 自分だけではどうにもならないこともたくさんある。 だけど、大好きな人がいれば、くじけるわけがない。あきらめるわけがない。 大好きな人がいるのだから、何度でも立ち上がる！ だから、勇者は絶対、負けないんだ！
If you care about someone, you'll become friends! If you care about each other, you'll become many times stronger! And your bravery will be unlimited! In this world are many unpleasant things, many sad things, and many that, which you can't handle by yourself. But while you have people you care about, you just can't fall! You just cannot surrender! While you have those people, about which you care, you will stand up again and again! That's why Hero is absolutely undefeatable!
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The meat was crawling with maggots.
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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.