わく

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
枠

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) わく​ [wàkúꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

わく • (waku) 

  1. frame (such as a picture frame)
  2. box; border (of a box)
    コマ枠(わく)
    komawaku
    borders of a comic frame
  3. timeslot
    放(ほう)送(そう)枠(わく)
    hōsōwaku
    program block; broadcast slot
    雑談(ざつだん)枠(わく)
    zatsudan-waku
    idle chatting time (of a livestream)
  4. limit, restriction
Descendants
  • → Korean: 와꾸 (wakku, “facial appearance; framework”)

Etymology 2
Alternative spellings
湧く
涌く
沸く

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) わく [wàkú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "湧く"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)		 湧く わく [wàkú]
Imperative (命令形) 湧け わけ [wàké]
Key constructions
Passive 湧かれる わかれる [wàkárérú]
Causative 湧かせる わかせる [wàkásérú]
Potential - - -
Volitional 湧こう わこ​ー [wàkóꜜò]
Negative 湧かない わかない [wàkánáí]
Negative perfective 湧かなかった わかな​かった [wàkánáꜜkàttà]
Formal 湧きます わきま​す [wàkímáꜜsù]
Perfective 湧いた わいた [wàítá]
Conjunctive 湧いて わいて [wàíté]
Hypothetical conditional 湧けば わけ​ば [wàkéꜜbà]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "沸く"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)		 沸く わく [wàkú]
Imperative (命令形) 沸け わけ [wàké]
Key constructions
Passive 沸かれる わかれる [wàkárérú]
Causative 沸かせる わかせる [wàkásérú]
Potential - - -
Volitional 沸こう わこ​ー [wàkóꜜò]
Negative 沸かない わかない [wàkánáí]
Negative perfective 沸かなかった わかな​かった [wàkánáꜜkàttà]
Formal 沸きます わきま​す [wàkímáꜜsù]
Perfective 沸いた わいた [wàítá]
Conjunctive 沸いて わいて [wàíté]
Hypothetical conditional 沸けば わけ​ば [wàkéꜜbà]

Verb

わく • (waku) intransitive godan (stem わき (waki), past わいた (waita))

Japanese verb pair
active 湧かす
mediopassive 湧く
Japanese verb pair
active 沸かす
mediopassive 沸く
  1. 湧く, 涌く: water and so on to spring, gush, well up
  2. 湧く, 涌く: to feel emotions form, such as bravery
    親(しん)近(きん)感(かん)が湧(わ)いてきた。
    Shinkinkan ga waitekita.
    I felt a sense of affinity well up. / A sense of affinity has welled up.
  3. 沸く: to boil
  4. 沸く: (figuratively) to boom
    国(こく)内(ない)生(せい)産(さん)も沸(わ)く
    kokunai seisan mo waku
    domestic production is also booming
  5. 沸く: to be excited
Conjugation
Conjugation of "わく" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") わか waka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") わき waki
Shūshikei ("terminal") わく waku
Rentaikei ("attributive") わく waku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") わけ wake
Meireikei ("imperative") わけ wake
Key constructions
Passive わかれる wakareru
Causative わかせる
わかす		 wakaseru
wakasu
Potential わける wakeru
Volitional わこう wakō
Negative わかない wakanai
Negative continuative わかず wakazu
Formal わきます wakimasu
Perfective わいた waita
Conjunctive わいて waite
Hypothetical conditional わけば wakeba
Classical conjugation of "わく" (カ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) わかwaka
Continuative (連用形) わきwaki
Terminal (終止形) わくwaku
Attributive (連体形) わくwaku
Realis (已然形) わけwake
Imperative (命令形) わけwake
Key constructions
Negative わかずwakazu
Contrasting conjunction わけどwakedo
Causal conjunction わけばwakeba
Conditional conjunction わかばwakaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) わききwakiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) わきけりwakikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) わきつwakitu
Perfect tense (natural event) わきぬwakinu
Perfect-continuative tense わけり
わきたり		wakeri
wakitari
Volitional わかむwakamu
Synonyms
Derived terms

See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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