Japanese

がる

うきあがる
Meaning: to emerge; to stand out; to rise to the surface
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 浮き上がる 浮き上がらない
Polite 浮き上がります 浮き上がりません
Past 浮き上がった 浮き上がらなかった
Polite + Past 浮き上がりました 浮き上がりませんでした
Te-form 浮き上がって 浮き上がらなくて
Potential 浮き上がれる 浮き上がれない
Passive 浮き上がられる 浮き上がられない
Causative 浮き上がらせる 浮き上がらせない
Causative + Passive 浮き上がらされる 浮き上がらされない
Imperative 浮き上がれ 浮き上がるな

Handwriting

浮
き
上
が
る

Example

White clouds stood out against the blue sky.

Usage Notes

Used for something rising to the surface of water or air, or for something becoming clearly visible against a background.

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