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浮

floating
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingフ
Kun readingう.く、う.かれる、う.かぶ、う.かべる
JōyōGrade 8
  1. to float
  2. to become merry
  3. to be cheerful
  4. to become loose
  5. to become unsteady

Popular Usage

浮ぶ浮く浮かべる浮気浮かぶ

Radicals and components

Radical水waterComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · fledgling · claw · vulture · child (子)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 787

Compound words

浮くうく
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady
浮かべるうかべる
to float; to set afloat; to launch; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall
浮気うわき
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness
浮かぶうかぶ
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to emerge
浮きうき
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy
浮上ふじょう
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
浮揚ふよう
floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)
浮沈ふちん
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
浮遊ふゆう
floating; drifting; suspension; wandering (about)
浮世絵うきよえ
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
浮浪者ふろうしゃ
vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person; hobo
浮動票ふどうひょう
swing vote
浮かれるうかれる
to make merry; to be festive
浮き彫りうきぼり
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
浮かび上がるうかびあがる
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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