湧 Well Up

Radical Combination

• 氵

  Tsunami
• 勇

  Courage

Meaning

Primary

Well Up

Mnemonic

When you see a tsunami coming, courage will well up inside you, giving you the power to save everyone before you get washed away!

Hints

Really feel the courage welling up inside of you in the face of this terrifying tsunami. Connect it to some physical feeling—perhaps you can feel it welling up in your chest.

Readings

On’yomi

ゆう

Kun’yomi

わ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Whom does that courage well up inside of? You (ゆう)! In fact, YOU feel like there is a never ending well of courage bursting out of you now. You are going to be a hero!

Hints

Who wells up with courage? You do!