Word Meaning 沸き

わき waki

沸き is read as わき (waki) and means boiling.

Meaning

English

  1. boiling

Reading

Kana

わき

Romaji

waki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 145902 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

沸かす

わかす

to excite

沸く

わく

to ferment

沸き返る

わきかえる

to boil up

沸騰

ふっとう

boiling

沸騰水型原子炉

ふっとうすいがたげんしろ

boiling-water reactor

モル沸点上昇

もるふってんじょうしょう

molar elevation

人気沸騰

にんきふっとう

(enjoying) tumultuous popularity

話題沸騰

わだいふっとう

being much talked about

議論沸騰

ぎろんふっとう

discussion (argument) becoming heated

Example Sentences

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なつになると、このいけはぼうふらがわきやすい。

in summer, mosquito larvae tend to breed in this pond.

かんきゃくのきたいがいっきにわきあがった。

the audience's excitement surged all at once.

おんせんがじめんからわきでている。

hot spring water is welling up from the ground.

The water began to boil.

The water is welling up from the ground.

The whole country was excited by the news.

The announcement was a surprise and very exciting.

Here at the Jokanji, also known as the "Nagekomi-dera", in the cemetery there is a memorial to thousands of prostitutes, the so-called "women of pleasure", who have found their final resting place here. It's filled with an indescribable melancholy, and, for some reason, it makes me want to come back here again and again.