浮

JLPT N3

Float

Readings

On’yomi: フ (fu)

Kun’yomi: う(く), う(かぶ), う(かれる) (u(ku), u(kabu), u(kareru))

• う(く) – to float, to rise to the surface • う(かぶ) – to come to mind, to emerge, to float • う(かれる) – to be frivolous, to be giddy

Structure

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Vocabulary

浮く

うく

float

浮かぶ

うかぶ

come to mind

浮気

うわき

affair

浮遊

ふゆう

floating

浮上

ふじょう

surface

Example Sentences

船が浮きます。

ふねがうきます。

The boat floats.

考えが浮かびます。

かんがえがうかびます。

An idea comes to mind.

浮気です。

うわきです。

It is an affair.

浮遊します。

ふゆうします。

It floats.

浮上します。

ふじょうします。

It surfaces.

Cultural Note

🍃 The term 浮世 (うきよ, “floating world”) became famous in Edo-period Japan, describing the pleasure-seeking lifestyle of cities like Edo and Kyoto — full of theater, art, and fleeting beauty. Ukiyo-e (浮世絵) woodblock prints captured this transient joy.