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浮く (うく) — to float | JLPT N2 · Nihongo Circle
Dictionary
浮く
うく
N2
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
to float
2
to become merry
3
to be cheerful
4
to become loose
5
to become unsteady
6
to feel out of it
7
to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
8
to feel out of place
Example sentence
私たちは、油が水に浮くことを習った。
We learned that oil floats on water.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 浮く in the wild?
Kanji in this word
浮
Floating, Float, Rise To Surface
10 strokes
More words with
浮
浮気
うわき ·
affair
N1
浮ぶ
うかぶ ·
to float
N2
浮き彫り
うきぼり ·
relief
浮かれる
うかれる ·
to make merry
浮かぶ
うかぶ ·
to float
浮腫
Full entry on Jisho
むくみ ·
swelling
浮世絵
うきよえ ·
ukiyo-e
浮力
ふりょく ·
buoyancy
N1
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