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Meaning of 浮く(うく) in Japanese

浮く
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
うく
Romaji
uku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to float
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to become merry; to be cheerful
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to become loose; to become unsteady
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you); to feel out of place
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be frivolous; to be uncertain
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to have no basis; to be unreliable

Examples of 浮く, うく in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
浮く
Plain Polite
浮きます
Negative
浮かない
Negative Polite
浮きません

Past

Plain
浮いた
Plain Polite
浮きました
Negative
浮かなかった
Negative Polite
浮きませんでした

Te

Plain
浮いて
Plain Polite
浮きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
浮かれる
Plain Polite
浮かれます
Negative
浮かれない
Negative Polite
浮かれません


Related Kanji

JLPT 3

10 strokes

floating, float, rise to surface, float, rise to surface

On'Yomi: フ

Kun'Yomi: う.く, う.かれる, う.かぶ, む, う.かべる

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