Kanji

浮

浮

floating, float, rise to surface

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

フ

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
彼は満面に笑みを浮かべた。

He broke into a wide smile.

口元 くちもと
彼女は口元に笑みを浮かべていた。

She had a smile around her mouth.

浮かぶ うかぶ
名案が頭に浮かんだ。

A great idea came to mind.

笑み えみ
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.

浮く うく
計画が変更になり、旅費が少し浮いた。

The plan changed, and we saved some travel expenses.

鴨 かも
池には鴨が何羽か浮いていた

Several ducks were floating on the pond.

浮かび上がる うかびあがる
霧が晴れて、遠くの山影が浮かび上がった。

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

輪郭 りんかく
夕闇の中で、遠くの山の輪郭がぼんやりと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
彼は昔の友人の顔を思い浮かべた

He recalled the face of an old friend.

馳せる はせる
故郷の景色を思い浮かべ、遠く離れた家族に思いを馳せる。

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

Example Vocabulary

浮かべる

うかべる

to float, to show on one's face, to recall

浮かぶ

うかぶ

to float; to come to mind; to surface

浮く

うく

to float; to be left over (money, time); to be loose; to be out of place

浮かび上がる

うかびあがる

to emerge; to float up; to become clear

思い浮かべる

おもいうかべる

to recall; to call to mind; to visualize

浮気

うわき

affair; unfaithfulness; fickleness

浮かれる

うかれる

to be in high spirits; to be merry; to be festive

思い浮かぶ

おもいうかぶ

to come to mind; to occur to one; to be reminded of

浮遊

ふゆう

floating; drifting; suspension

頭に浮かぶ

あたまにうかぶ

to come to mind; to occur to one; to pop into one's head

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