He broke into a wide smile.
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
She had a smile around her mouth.
A great idea came to mind.
A gentle smile played on her lips.
The plan changed, and we saved some travel expenses.
Several ducks were floating on the pond.
The mist cleared, and the distant silhouette of the mountains emerged.
In the dusk, the outline of the distant mountains is faintly emerging.
He recalled the face of an old friend.
I picture the scenery of my hometown and turn my thoughts to my family living far away.
Example Vocabulary
浮かべる
to float, to show on one's face, to recall
浮かぶ
to float; to come to mind; to surface
浮く
to float; to be left over (money, time); to be loose; to be out of place
浮かび上がる
to emerge; to float up; to become clear
思い浮かべる
to recall; to call to mind; to visualize
浮気
affair; unfaithfulness; fickleness
浮かれる
to be in high spirits; to be merry; to be festive
思い浮かぶ
to come to mind; to occur to one; to be reminded of
浮遊
floating; drifting; suspension
頭に浮かぶ
to come to mind; to occur to one; to pop into one's head
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