湧わき上あがる

わ

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あ

が

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JLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

boil up; seethe; come to a boil

Describes liquid boiling and rising, or a seething motion. The spelling 沸き上がる is especially common for this sense.

鍋なべの湯ゆが沸わき上あがってきた。
The water in the pot has come to a boil.
マグマが地ち下かで沸わき上あ

がっ

て

いる

。

Magma is seething underground.

2

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

arise; break out; surge up

Used for emotions, cheers, or sounds that well up or erupt spontaneously.

観かん客きゃくから大おおきな拍はく手しゅが湧わき上あがった。
Loud applause arose from the audience.
不ふ安あんが胸むねに湧わき上あがる。
Anxiety wells up in my chest.

3

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

get excited; be in an uproar

Describes a crowd or group becoming excited or stirred up, often with noise or commotion.

そのニュースに街まち中じゅうが湧わき上あがった。
The whole town got excited over the news.

Written forms

湧わき上あがるUsage41%
Standard kanji spelling for the general sense of welling up, surging, or arising.
わき上あがるUsage16%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in everyday writing when the specific kanji nuance is not important.
わきあがるUsage14%
沸わき上あがるUsage12%
Preferred spelling when referring to boiling or seething.
湧わきあがるUsage11%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard spelling.
沸わきあがるUsage5%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard spelling.
涌わき上あがるUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 涌 is a variant of 湧.
沸わき上あがるUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard spelling.

Kanji

湧boil, ferment, seethe
上above, up
沸seethe, boil, ferment
涌

Similar words

湧わく
湧く is the base verb meaning 'to well up' or 'to gush', while 湧き上がる emphasizes the upward motion or surging aspect.
沸わく
沸く means 'to boil' or 'to get excited', and 沸き上がる adds the nuance of boiling up or seething upward.

Etymology

Compound of 湧き (continuative form of 湧く, 'to well up') or 沸き (continuative form of 沸く, 'to boil') + 上がる ('to rise'). The kanji choice reflects the nuance: 湧 for welling up of emotions or sounds, 沸 for boiling or seething.

boil, ferment, seethe