Japanese

かぶ

うかぶ
Meaning: to float; to come to mind; to surface
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 浮かぶ 浮かばない
Polite 浮かびます 浮かびません
Past 浮かんだ 浮かばなかった
Polite + Past 浮かびました 浮かびませんでした
Te-form 浮かんで 浮かばなくて
Potential 浮かべる 浮かべない
Passive 浮かばれる 浮かばれない
Causative 浮かばせる 浮かばせない
Causative + Passive 浮かばされる 浮かばされない
Imperative 浮かべ 浮かぶな

Handwriting

浮
か
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Example sentences

A great idea came to mind.
彼女の口元には、優しい笑みが浮かんでいた。
A gentle smile played on her lips.
新しいアイデアが次々と浮かんできた。
New ideas came to me one after another.
空には淡いピンク色の雲が浮かんでいた。
Faint pink clouds were floating in the sky.
夜空に丸い月が浮かんでいる。
A round moon is floating in the night sky.
新しいアイデアが次々に浮かんでくる。
New ideas are coming up one after another.
彼は良い考えが浮かんだのか、にやりと笑った。
He grinned as if he had come up with a good idea.
新しいビジネスのアイデアが次々と浮かんだ。
New business ideas came to mind one after another.
青い空に白い雲がぽっかりと浮かんでいる。
A white cloud is floating lightly in the blue sky.
今夜の空にはきれいな半月が浮かんでいる。
A beautiful half-moon is floating in tonight's sky.

Usage Notes

Used both literally for objects floating on liquid and figuratively for thoughts or emotions appearing.

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