浮く

Reading

Kana: うく

Romaji: uku

Definitions

v5k

vi

1

to float

2

to become merry; to be cheerful

See also: 浮かぬ顔

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

Note: colloquialism

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

Kanji

浮

Readings: フ、 う.く、 う.かれる、 う.かぶ、 む、 う.かべる

Meanings: floating, float, rise to surface

Example Sentences

木(き)は水(みず)に浮(う)く。

➥Wood floats in water.

木(き)は浮(う)くが鉄(てつ)は沈(しず)む。

➥Wood floats, but iron sinks.

白(しろ)い雲(くも)が夏(なつ)の青空(あおぞら)に浮(う)いている。

➥A white cloud is floating in the blue summer sky.

石(いし)は浮(う)かない。

➥A stone does not float.

油(あぶら)は水(みず)に浮(う)く性質(せいしつ)がある。

➥Oil will float on water.

細(こま)かなほこりが空中(くうちゅう)に浮(う)いている。

➥Particles of dust float in the atmosphere.