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浮

Float
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingフ
Kun readingう.く、う.かれる、う.かぶ
JōyōGrade 8Level 30

Verbs with «浮»

浮かぶ浮く思い浮かべる浮かべる浮かび上がる思い浮かぶ浮上する浮気する
  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

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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
浮かぶうかぶ
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to emerge
浮気うわき
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness
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)
浮腫ふしゅ
edema
浮嚢うきぶくろ
swimming belt
浮浪ふろう
vagrancy
浮氣うわき
extramarital sex
浮游ふゆう
floating
浮鮴うきごり
common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia)
再浮上さいふじょう
resurfacing
縞浮鮴しまうきごり
Gymnogobius opperiens (var. of goby)
赤浮草あかうきくさ
Azolla imbricata (species of water fern)

Additional Examples

彼は浮くことさえできない。まして泳げない。
He can't even float let alone swim.tatoeba
彼は浮かぬ顔をしている。
He looks gloomy.tatoeba
その直後に目に涙を浮かべるなど一貫して純情な乙女として描かれている。
Otherwise, she was consistently described as a pure-hearted young lady who made a misty gaze immediately after that.wiki
柚子湯の作り方としては柚子の果実を5～6個輪切りにして、湯に浮かべる。
To prepare yuzuyu, they cut 5 to 6 fruits of yuzu into round slices and set them afloat in a bath.wiki
水面に並んで浮くという行動は実際のワニの生態によく合う。
The act of lining up and floating on the surface of the water is consistent with the behavior of crocodiles.wiki
池には3つの島が浮かぶ。
There are 3 islands in the pond.wiki
駅舎は、海に浮かぶヨットがモチーフ。
The motif of the station house is a yacht coursing through the sea.wiki

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Float. 氵 (water) + 孚 (holding a child) — water holding something up. 浮かぶ — float up.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 浮

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