漢字道KANJIDO

10 strokesRadical

4Junior high level10 strokesRadical
On
Kun
う.く・う.かれる・う.かぶ・う.かべる
Meaning
float; rise to the surface

Origin

ORIGIN

氵 "water" with 孚 "to hold": drifting on the water — to float, to rise.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

浮沈・浮力・浮薄
うく浮く・浮き・浮世絵
うかれる浮かれる
うかぶ浮かぶ
うかべる浮かべる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 浮力ふりょく

    buoyancy

  • 浮上ふじょう

    surfacing; rising

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

木の葉が池に浮かんでいる。

Leaves are floating on the pond.

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