Kanji

What does the kanji 湧 mean?

湧 means gushing, welling up, surging. On'yomi ユウ、ヨウ、ユ. Kun'yomi わ.く.

Quick facts
On'yomiユウ、ヨウ、ユ
Kun'yomiわ.く
Strokes12
Main radical水
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ユウ、ヨウ、ユKun'yomi わ.く
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework12 strokes

gushing, welling up, surging

Memory hook

Water (氵) using force (力) to lift the whole field (田) and burst out — GUSH, WELL UP.

Main radical

水water 4 strokes

Stroke order · 12 strokes

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Common words

  • 湧くわくto gush, spring forth; to arise

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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