This is the 4846th most frequent Japanese word.
溢れる
To overflow or brim over.
Here, '溢れる' describes water physically overflowing, showing its literal usage.
川の水が堤防を越えて溢れる。
The river's water overflows beyond the embankment.
In this sentence, '溢れる' is used metaphorically to describe a feeling of joy that overflows, illustrating its usage in emotional contexts.
喜びが胸に溢れる。
Joy overflows in my heart.
In this context, '溢れる' conveys the abundant presence of a quality within writing, showing its usage to describe intangible or metaphorical abundance.