湧く

verb (godan)わく · waku

1. Englishto well (up); to gush out (of water); to spring out; to surge

2. Englishto appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to cry

   • 彼女の目には涙が湧きあふれていた。Her eyes gushed with tears.

3. Englishto feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds); to well up; to arise

   • いざとなれば勇気が湧いてくる。Your courage will come out in a crisis.

4. Englishto hatch; to breed; to propagate; to be infested (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

   • 肉にはウジがわいていた。The meat was crawling with maggots.

Source: JMdict (EDRDG) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (EDRDG)