湧き上がる

わきあがる

Also written 沸き上がる, わき上がる, 涌き上がる

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to boil up; to come to the boil; to seethe (esp. 沸き上がる)
2. to arise; to break out
3. to get excited; to be in uproar

Kanji

• 湧 gush. Read as わく.
• 上 up. Read as あがる.

Example sentences

• 野茂が打者をおさえると観客がわきあがります。
  It causes quite a sensation when Nomo pitches a no-hitter.
• 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.

Common phrases

• 感情が湧き上がる
• 思いが湧き上がる
• 声が湧き上がる

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