Kanji

浮

floating, float, rise to surface

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

うく, うかれる, うかぶ, む, うかべる

Nanori (Name Reading)

ちか

Common Readings

フ, う…かぶ, う…かべる, う…かれる, う…く

Example sentences

浮かべる うかべる
満面 笑み 浮かべた

He broke into a wide smile.

口元 くちもと
彼女 口元 笑み 浮かべていた

She had a smile around her mouth.

浮かぶ うかぶ
名案 浮かんだ

A great idea came to mind.

笑み えみ
彼女 口元 優しい 笑み 浮かんでいた

A gentle smile played on her lips.

浮く うく
計画 変更 なり 旅費 少し 浮いた

The plan changed, and we saved some travel expenses.

かも
浮いていた

Several ducks were floating on the pond.

浮かび上がる うかびあがる
晴れて 遠く 浮かび上がった

The mist cleared, and the distant silhouette of the mountains emerged.

輪郭 りんかく
夕闇 遠く 輪郭 ぼんやり 浮かび上がっている

In the dusk, the outline of the distant mountains is faintly emerging.

思い浮かべる おもいうかべる
友人 思い浮かべた

He recalled the face of an old friend.

馳せる はせる
故郷 景色 思い浮かべ 遠く 離れた 家族 思い 馳せる

I picture the scenery of my hometown and turn my thoughts to my family living far away.

Example Vocabulary

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