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Which kanji should we use for the _phrase_ 興味がわく (to mean that something has
caught our interest)?

Some quick googling shows that both 興味が湧く ([~11m
hits](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22%E8%88%88%E5%91%B3%E3%81%8C%E6%B9%A7%E3%81%8F%22))
and 興味が沸く ([~9m
hits](http://www.google.com/search?q=%22%E8%88%88%E5%91%B3%E3%81%8C%E6%B2%B8%E3%81%8F%22))
are widely used. Is one of them simply a typo error, or are both of them
_correct_?

What is the difference in nuance and usage between 興味が湧く and 興味が沸く?
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興味が湧く vs 興味が沸く​​​​​​​​​​​​​
> Which kanji should we use for the phrase 興味がわく

湧く. You should be able to verify this in a dictionary, such as
[here](http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&p=%E3%82%8F%E3%81%8F&dtype=0&dname=0na&stype=0&pagenum=1&index=19791000),
#4.

> What is the difference in nuance and usage between 興味が湧く and 興味が沸く?

One is spelled correctly while the other is not.
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