Japanese symbol for “surging”
湧き
わき
Romaji: waki
welling (up); gushing forth (of water); springing out; surging
In Japanese, surging is 湧き, read わき (waki).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n welling (up); gushing forth (of water); springing out; surging
- n appearing (esp. suddenly)
- n frothing of water (due to an advancing school of fish)
Written forms: 湧き、涌き. Readings: わき.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “surging”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| サージング | サージング saajingu | surging |
| 澎湃 | ほうはい houhai | vigorous; surging; welling |
| ざざっ | ざざっ zaza | swarming (e.g. of insects); surging |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 湧く | わく waku | to well (up); to gush out (of water); to spring out |
| 湧出 | ゆうしゅつ yuushutsu | gushing out; welling up; springing up |
| 湧き水 | わきみず wakimizu | spring water |
| 湧き出る | わきでる wakideru | to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to stream (out) |
| 湧水 | ゆうすい yuusui | welling of water; spring water; spring |
See also: Chinese symbol for “surging”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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