浮く
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 浮く
1
to float
Examples
それから彼女はあおむけに浮いていた。
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
若者ばかりのそのコンサート会場で、おじさんの私はすっかり周りから浮いていた。
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
Kanji in this Word
浮
10 strokes
Frequency: 776
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.かべる
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
うき
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