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    3. 浮く

    浮く

    浮うく​

    to float

    N2KMT7CoreVerb, IntransitiveNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab11 strokes

    うく

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to float
    2.
    to become merry, to be cheerful
    3.
    to become loose, to become unsteady
    4.
    to feel out of it, to be cut off (e.g. from those around you), to feel out of place
    colloquial
    5.
    to be frivolous, to be uncertain
    6.
    to have (time, money, etc.) left over, to be saved (e.g. money)
    7.
    to have no basis, to be unreliable

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    葉はっぱが水みずに浮ういています。

    A leaf is floating on the water.

    KMT3Nature & Environment
    ボートは湖みずうみに静しずかに浮ういていました。

    The boat floated gently on the lake.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentTravel & Transportation
    氷ひょう山ざんが冷つめたい海うみに浮ういていました。

    The iceberg was floating in the cold sea.

    KMT7Nature & Environment
    知しらない人ひとばかりのパーティーで、私わたしは浮ういていました。

    I felt out of place at the party where I didn't know anyone.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    ネジが浮ういていて、テーブルの脚あしがぐらぐらしていました。

    Because the screw was loose, the table leg was unsteady.

    KMT8Daily LifeHome & Housing

    Characters that make up this word

    浮
    う.く・う.かれる・う.かぶ・う.かべる…(2)
    floating・float・rise to surface
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
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