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Meaning of 沸く in Japanese
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沸くJLPT 4
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Kana Readingわく
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Romajiwaku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ku' ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to grow hot (of water, etc.); to boil
- Example sentence
- 薬缶が沸いている。 The kettle is boiling.
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Examples of 沸く, わく in a sentence
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薬缶が沸いている。
The kettle is boiling.
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She waited until the water boiled before making the tea with it.
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The spectators were excited by his home run.
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On hearing of the victory, the whole nation shouted for joy.
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I cannot even boil water, much less roast a turkey.
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All the industries in the city are booming.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 沸く
- Plain Polite
- 沸きます
- Negative
- 沸かない
- Negative Polite
- 沸きません
Past
- Plain
- 沸いた
- Plain Polite
- 沸きました
- Negative
- 沸かなかった
- Negative Polite
- 沸きませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 沸いて
- Plain Polite
- 沸きまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 沸かれる
- Plain Polite
- 沸かれます
- Negative
- 沸かれない
- Negative Polite
- 沸かれません