Word Meaning 湧き

わき waki

湧き is read as わき (waki) and means appearing (esp. suddenly).

Meaning

English

appearing (esp. suddenly)
frothing of water (due to an advancing school of fish)
welling (up)
gushing forth (of water)
springing out
surging

Reading

Kana

わき

Romaji

waki

Writing Variants

涌きわき waki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 134151 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

湧出

ゆうしゅつ

gushing out

湧水

ゆうすい

spring

湧く

わく

to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.)

湧出量

ゆうしゅつりょう

output

熱水湧出域

ねっすいゆうしゅついき

hydrothermal discharge zone

天から降ったか地から湧いたか

てんからふったかちからわいたか

(appearing) out of nowhere

Example Sentences

町には不安が静かに湧き広がった。

まちにはふあんがしずかにわきひろがった。

anxiety quietly spread through the town.

拍手が湧き上がった。

Applause broke out.

トムは興味が湧きました。

Tom became curious.

最近何に対しても意欲が湧きません。

I haven't felt the motivation to do anything lately.

頭の中に一つのイメージが湧きあがる。不気味で真っ黒な円盤。

One image comes to mind: an eerie, pitch-black disk.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 2 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.