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JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

floating
float
rise to surface

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
フ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
う.く
う.かれる
う.かぶ
う.かăčる
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
うき

Common Words

æ”źăčる
æł›ă‹ăčる
うかăčる
æł›ăčる
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #1331
1

to float; to set afloat; to launch

Examples
ćœŒăŻć°ă•ăȘèˆčă‚’æ°Žă«æ”źă‹ăčどいる。
He is sailing a little boat on the water.
2

to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.)

Examples
æ€Șç‰©ăŻæź‹é…·ăȘćŸźçŹ‘ăżă‚’æ”źă‹ăčた。
The monster's smile was cruel.
3

to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to think of

æ”źă¶
うかぶ
æł›ă¶
æł›ă‹ă¶
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #1396
1

to float; to be suspended

Examples
ïŒ‘æžšăźèœăĄè‘‰ăŒæ°Žéąă«æ”źă‹ă‚“ă§ă„ăŸă€‚
A fallen leaf floated on the surface of the water.
2

to rise to the surface; to appear; to emerge; to show up; to loom (up)

Examples
æ”źă‹ă‚“ă ăšæ€ă†ăšăŸăŸæČˆă‚€ă€‚
Now it rises, now it sinks.
3

to come to mind; to have inspiration

Examples
ïŒ’é€±é–“æ–°ă—ă„ăƒ—ăƒ­ă‚žă‚§ă‚Żăƒˆă«ă€ă„ăŠè€ƒăˆăŠă„ăŸă—ăŸăŒă€ă‚ˆă„è€ƒăˆăŒæ”źă‹ăłăŸă›ă‚“ă§ă—ăŸă€‚
I had been thinking about our new project for two weeks, but I couldn't come up with a good idea.
うく
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #2248
1

to float

Examples
ăă‚Œă‹ă‚‰ćœŒć„łăŻă‚ăŠă‚€ă‘ă«æ”źă„ăŠă„ăŸă€‚
Then she was floating on her back.
2

to become merry; to be cheerful

3

to become loose; to become unsteady

4

Colloquial

to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you); to feel out of place

Examples
è‹„è€…ă°ă‹ă‚Šăźăăźă‚łăƒłă‚”ăƒŒăƒˆäŒšć Žă§ă€ăŠă˜ă•ă‚“ăźç§ăŻă™ăŁă‹ă‚Šć‘šă‚Šă‹ă‚‰æ”źă„ăŠă„ăŸă€‚
Being at the concert hall full of young kids made an old duffer like me feel out of tune.
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

æ”źă‹ăłă‚ăŒă‚‹
æ”źăłäžŠăŒă‚‹
æ”źăłă‚ăŒă‚‹
æ”źă‹ăłäžŠă‚‹
æ”źăłäžŠă‚‹
うかび侊がる
うかびあがる
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #3966
1

to rise to the surface

Examples
ăăźæœšăŻç©șă«ăăŁăă‚Šăšæ”źă‹ăłäžŠăŒăŁăŠă„ăŸă€‚
The tree was clearly defined against the sky.
2

to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity)

3

to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

おもいうかăčる
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #4462
1

to remember; to recall; to call to mind

Examples
ćź¶æ—ăźă“ăšă‚’æ€ă„æ”źă‹ăčă‚‹ăšă„ăˆăŒæ‹ă—ăăȘる。
I feel homesick when I remember my family.
2

to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize

Examples
ćœŒăŻăăźè©©ă‚’èȘ­ă‚“ă§ă‚ąăƒ«ă‚«ăƒ‡ă‚€ă‚ąă‚’ćżƒăźäž­ă«æ€ă„æ”źă‹ăčた。
He conjured up Arcadia reading the poem.
うわき
䞊気
ăȘ Adj.
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #4822
1

extramarital sex; affair; fooling around

Examples
ćœŒăŻæ±șă—ăŠæ”źæ°—ă‚’ă—ăȘかった。
He was always faithful to his wife.
2

infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness; inconstancy; fickleness; caprice

Examples
ćœŒć„łăŻæ”źæ°—ăȘć„łă§æœŹćœ“ă«èȘ°ă§ă‚‚ç›žæ‰‹ă«ă™ă‚‹ă€‚
She is a loose woman and will honestly go with anyone.
うかれる
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #5170
1

to make merry; to be festive

Examples
ăƒ‘ăƒŒăƒ†ă‚ŁăƒŒă§ăżă‚“ăȘæ”źă‹ă‚ŒăŠă„ă‚‹ă€‚
The party puts everyone in high spirits.
おもいうかぶ
Godan verb
Freq #5272
1

to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind

Examples
ă“ă‚Œă‚’èš€ă„èĄšă™é©ćœ“ăȘèš€è‘‰ăŒæ€ă„æ”źă‹ăłăŸă›ă‚“ă€‚
The right word for this does not come to me.
ごり
Noun
Freq #6088
1

easy money; quick profit

ă‚ăŸăŸă«ă†ă‹ă¶
Expression
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #7110
1

to come to mind; to pop into one's head

Examples
ă„ă„è€ƒăˆăŒé ­ă«æ”źă‹ă‚“ă ă€‚
A good idea came into my head.
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