JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 湧: "boil, ferment, seethe"
The kanji 湧 means "boil, ferment, seethe, uproar, breed". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ユウ, ヨウ, ユ in on'yomi and わ.く in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ユウヨウユ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
わ.く
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | boil, ferment, seethe, uproar, breed |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2070 of 2,501 |
Common words with 湧
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 湧くto well (up); to gush out (of water); to spring out; to surge · to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to cry
- 湧き上がるto boil up; to come to the boil; to seethe · to arise; to break out
- 湧き出るto gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to stream (out); to bubble up · to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears)
- 湧き出すto gush out
- 実感が湧くto feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
- 降って湧くto happen suddenly; to occur unexpectedly; to appear out of the blue
- 湧き水spring water
- 湧き立つto appear suddenly
- 湧水welling of water; spring water; spring
- 湧出gushing out; welling up; springing up
- 血湧き肉躍るto tingle with excitement; to be full of excitement; to be thrilled
- 湧かすto breed (e.g. maggots); to let breed
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