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湧
spring forth · gush out · well up · surge
N1On: ゆうKun: わく
Memory Aid
The left side is the **water** radical (氵). The right component (涌) looks like a **fountain spraying water upwards** or a geyser **welling up** from the ground.
Vocabulary
湧くわくto well up, to spring forth
湧水ゆうすいspring water
湧出ゆうしゅつgushing out, springing forth
湧き上がるわきあがるto well up, to surge up
Example Sentences
地面から水が湧いている。
Water is gushing out from the ground.
喜びの感情が心に湧いてきた。
Feelings of joy welled up in my heart.
この山の湧水はとてもきれいだ。
The spring water from this mountain is very clean.
新しいアイデアが次々と湧いてくる。
New ideas keep springing up one after another.