浮

floating

Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingフ

Kun readingう.く、う.かれる、う.かぶ、う.かべる

Jōyō Grade 8

to float
to become merry
to be cheerful
to become loose
to become unsteady

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical水water 氵variant 氺variant

Components

How it's built

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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)

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

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

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