Word details

浮き沈み

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 浮き沈み.

Dictionary

Entry

浮き沈みきしずみNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #42957
1

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

Examples
人生には浮き沈みがつきものだ。
Life is full of ups and downs.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

floating, float, rise to surface

10 strokesFrequency 776JLPT N2Grade 8

On

Kun

う.くう.かれるう.かぶう.かべる

Nanori

うき

sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes

7 strokesFrequency 1,271JLPT N2Grade 8

On

チンジン

Kun

しず.むしず.める

Nanori

しん

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