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浮き沈み

Reading

Kana: うきしずみ
Romaji: ukishizumi
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Definition

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bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing

Kanji

Readings: フ、 う.く、 う.かれる、 う.かぶ、 む、 う.かべる
Meanings: floating, float, rise to surface
Readings: チン、 ジン、 しず.む、 しず.める
Meanings: sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes

Example Sentences

人生(じんせい)には()(しず)みがつきものだ。
➥Life is full of ups and downs.
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(わたし)にも()(しず)みがありましたが、(つね)にどうにか()()きを()(もど)すようにしてきました。
➥I've had my ups and downs, but I've always managed to pull myself together.
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