Japanese

こる

わきおこる
Meaning: to well up; to arise; to burst out
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 沸き起こる 沸き起こらない
Polite 沸き起こります 沸き起こりません
Past 沸き起こった 沸き起こらなかった
Polite + Past 沸き起こりました 沸き起こりませんでした
Te-form 沸き起こって 沸き起こらなくて
Potential 沸き起これる 沸き起これない
Passive 沸き起こられる 沸き起こられない
Causative 沸き起こらせる 沸き起こらせない
Causative + Passive 沸き起こらされる 沸き起こらされない
Imperative 沸き起これ 沸き起こるな

Handwriting

沸
き
起
こ
る

Example sentences

Thunderous applause erupted in the venue.
ニュースを聞いた会場から、どよめきが沸き起こった。
A stir arose from the venue after hearing the news.

Usage Notes

Used for emotions welling up or for a sudden outburst of sound like applause or cheering.

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