Japanese

がる

わきあがる
Meaning: to boil up; to erupt; to well up (emotions)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 湧き上がる 湧き上がらない
Polite 湧き上がります 湧き上がりません
Past 湧き上がった 湧き上がらなかった
Polite + Past 湧き上がりました 湧き上がりませんでした
Te-form 湧き上がって 湧き上がらなくて
Potential 湧き上がれる 湧き上がれない
Passive 湧き上がられる 湧き上がられない
Causative 湧き上がらせる 湧き上がらせない
Causative + Passive 湧き上がらされる 湧き上がらされない
Imperative 湧き上がれ 湧き上がるな

Handwriting

湧
き
上
が
る

Example sentences

Cheers erupted throughout the stadium.
彼の中に、新しい事業への意欲が旺然として湧き上がってきた。
A vigorous motivation for a new business surged within him.

Usage Notes

Used for smoke, clouds, cheers, or strong emotions rising up.

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