込(こ)み上(あ)げる

こみあげる
verb (ichidan)
to well up; to surge up (emotions, nausea)
1. to well up, to surge up (emotions)
Describes emotions such as sadness, anger, joy, or nostalgia rising uncontrollably from within.
涙(なみだ)が込(こ)み上(あ)げてきた。
Tears welled up.
怒(いか)りが込(こ)み上(あ)げて、声(こえ)が震(ふる)えた。
Anger surged up and my voice trembled.
卒業式(そつぎょうしき)で友(とも)だちの顔(かお)を見(み)たら、感動(かんどう)が込(こ)み上(あ)げてきた。
When I saw my friends' faces at the graduation ceremony, emotion welled up inside me.
2. to rise up (nausea, vomit)
Describes the physical sensation of something rising from the stomach toward the throat.
吐(は)き気(け)が込(こ)み上(あ)げてきた。
Nausea rose up in my throat.
胃(い)から何(なに)かが込(こ)み上(あ)げる感覚(かんかく)があった。
I felt something rising up from my stomach.
揺(ゆ)れが激(はげ)しくなり、胸(むね)のあたりに込(こ)み上(あ)げるものを感(かん)じた。
The rocking grew stronger and I felt something rising up in my chest.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 涙(なみだ)が込(こ)み上(あ)げる: tears well up
  • 怒(いか)りが込(こ)み上(あ)げる: anger surges up
  • 感情(かんじょう)が込(こ)み上(あ)げる: emotions well up
  • 吐(は)き気(け)が込(こ)み上(あ)げる: nausea rises

PATTERN: Often used with 〜てくる to express the sensation arising toward the speaker: 込(こ)み上(あ)げてくる。

USAGE: A literary and expressive verb frequently used in novels, speeches, and emotional descriptions.

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