Kanji
N1 12 strokes Grade 8 freq #2070

boil, ferment, seethe, uproar, breed

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

water mizu

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

welling of water; spring water
gushing out; welling up
upwelling
hydrothermal discharge zone
bubbling spring; gushing spring
output

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to well (up); to gush out (of water)
those who seek riches will find them; fortune comes to those who seek it
(appearing) out of nowhere; as if one had fallen from the sky or sprung from the ground
to tingle with excitement; to be full of excitement
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought)
to breed (e.g. maggots); to let breed
welling (up); gushing forth (of water)
to appear suddenly
to gush out
spring water

Example sentences

The meat was crawling with maggots.

Your courage will come out in a crisis.