# 湧 — Well Up

Frequency rank 1589 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 孝 (Filial Piety), less common than 磁 (Magnet).

- On’yomi: ゆう
- Kun’yomi: わ
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level XIII of XX

A tsunami on the left, with an insect drawing power on the right — an insect using its tiny power causes water to well up from the ground like a miniature tsunami.

In words:

- 湧く わく — to boil,to grow hot,to get excited,to gush forth

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