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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

湧

Radical

Radical: 水

Meaning: water

Reading: みず

Frequency: 1,595

Alternative forms:

氵(alt radical position hen)氺

水

Examples

Onyomi Examples

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

Kunyomi Examples

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.)

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