浮 (float, floating, rise to surface) - Kanji Codex

浮

float, floating, rise to surface

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

フ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

う.かぶう.かべるう.かれるう.く

Nanori (名乗り)

うき

Stroke Order

10 / 10

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:10

JLPT:3

Frequency:776

Vocabulary

フ

Word	Reading	Meaning
浮上	フジョウ	surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
浮揚	フヨウ	floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)
浮浪者	フロウシャ	vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person; hobo; bum
浮沈	フチン	floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
浮遊	フユウ	floating; drifting; suspension; wandering (about)

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
浮かび上がる	うかびあがる	to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
浮かべる	うかべる	to float; to set afloat; to launch; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to think of
浮かれる	うかれる	to make merry; to be festive
浮き	うき	floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy; life belt; float; rubber ring
浮き浮き	うきうき	cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits

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