沸き立つ

• 読み: わきたつ
• ローマ字: wakitatsu
• 漢字の分解: 沸 (futsu/waku) — to boil, to seethe; 立 (ritsu/tatsu) — to stand, to rise
• 発音: /wa.ki.ta.tsɯ/

意味

To boil up; to seethe; to be stirred with excitement or strong emotion. Describes both physical boiling and the surging of intense feeling in a crowd or individual.

A Group 1 (godan) compound verb combining 沸く (to boil, to be excited) and 立つ (to stand, to rise up). The doubling of upward movement imagery intensifies the sense of energy surging. Used for euphoric crowd reactions, seething anger, or intense emotional arousal. The physical and emotional senses are both common.

例文

1. ゴールが決まった瞬間、スタジアム全体が沸き立った。
2. 新製品の発表に会場が沸き立ち、大きな歓声が上がった。
3. 怒りが沸き立つのを感じたが、なんとか冷静さを保った。

使い方ガイド

場面: sports, events, emotions, crowds, anger

トーン: energetic

起源と歴史

Compound of 沸く (waku — to boil, from 沸 depicting water heated over fire) and 立つ (tatsu — to stand, to rise). The image of boiling water rising upward became a natural metaphor for surging excitement or anger.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: General