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湧 boil

Meaningboil; ferment; seethe; uproar
Onユウ、ヨウ、ユ
Kunわ.く
Strokes12
First metN4 lesson 6, in 湧く

Stroke order

Words

WordReadingMeaningLevel
湧くわくto gush forth, spring upN4
湧水ゆうすいnatural spring waterN4
湧昇ゆうしょうconvective rising of active yeastN1

Examples

利休(りきゅう)師匠(ししょう)、岩(いわ)風呂(ふろ)の底(そこ)から湧(わ)き出(で)ている温泉(おんせん)の汲(く)み上(あ)げ管(かん)を点検(てんけん)しに来(き)ましたぜ。

Master Rikyu, I've come to inspect the intake pipes for the hot spring water gushing from the bottom of the rock bath. (N4 lesson 6)