Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
2070 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 12
Meaning: boil, ferment, seethe, uproar, breed
Kunyomi: わ.く
Onyomi: ユウ, ヨウ, ユ
Composition: 氵 勇
Radical: 水
Meaning: water
Reading: みず
Frequency: 1,595
Alternative forms:
湧水 (ユウスイ) spring, welling of water
湧出 (ユウシュツ) gushing out, welling up, springing up
湧出 (ユウシュツ) gushing out, welling up, springing up
湧水 (ユウスイ) spring, welling of water
湧出 (ユウシュツ) gushing out, welling up, springing up
湧く (わく) to well (up), to gush out (of water), to spring out, to surge, to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.), to sweat, to cry, to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.), to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds), to well up, to arise, to hatch, to breed, to propagate, to be infested (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)