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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.
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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
浮き彫り
うきぼり ·
relief
浮揚
ふよう ·
floating (e.g. in air, water)
浮かべる
うかべる ·
to float
N2
浮かれる
うかれる ·
to make merry
浮気
うわき ·
affair
N1
Full entry on Jisho
浮動票
ふどうひょう ·
swing vote
浮上
ふじょう ·
surfacing
浮かぶ
うかぶ ·
to float
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