湧き出る

わきでる

Also written 涌き出る, 沸き出る

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to stream (out); to bubble up
2. to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears)
3. to emerge; to suddenly appear; to come forth

Kanji

• 湧 gush. Read as わく.
• 出 out. Read as でる.

Example sentences

• その女の子の目から涙がわきでた。
  Tears welled up in the girl's eyes.
• 地面から水が沸き出ている。
  The water is welling up from the ground.

Common phrases

• 水が湧き出る
• 温泉が湧き出る

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