沸く

How to remember it

わく — bubbles 'wake' and rise when water reaches boiling point.

Example sentences

• お湯が沸いた。

  おゆがわいた。

  The water has boiled.

• 水が沸くのを待つ。

  みずがわくのをまつ。

  I'll wait for the water to boil.

Usage

Intransitive — water boils by itself; cf. 沸かす (transitive, to heat water).

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