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Secondary schoolJLPT N3

floating, float, rise to surface

10 strokes · frequency rank #776

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Kun
う.く、う.かれる、う.かぶ、う.かべる

Stroke order

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  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Common words

  1. うきぼりrelief; embossed carving1
  2. ふようfloating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)2
  3. うきfloating; buoyancy3
  4. うくto float4
    • Then she was floating on her back.

    • Being at the concert hall full of young kids made an old duffer like me feel out of tune.

    • A stone does not float.

  5. ふじょうsurfacing; rising to the surface5
    • The submarine sank, never to rise again.

    • The seals surface more frequently then, so a bear's chance of catching one at a breathing hole is greater after nightfall.

  6. うわきextramarital sex; affair; fooling around6
    • He was always faithful to his wife.

    • She is a loose woman and will honestly go with anyone.

    • He was cheating.

  7. ふちんfloating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs7
  8. ふゆうfloating; drifting; suspension8
  9. うかぶto float; to be suspended9
    • Now it rises, now it sinks.

    • A fallen leaf floated on the surface of the water.

    • I had been thinking about our new project for two weeks, but I couldn't come up with a good idea.

  10. うきよえukiyo-e; ukiyoe10

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