Keyword
float
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig787
Readings
う
(88%)
ふ
(5%)
うわ
(3%)
うき
(1%)
Composed of
water drops
claw (radical)
child
Mnemonic

A child who fell into the water struggling to stay afloat while some beast is trying to claw at it from above.

Used in vocabulary (305 in total)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to make merry; to be festive
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to half-rise to one's feet
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
looking depressed; long face
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
to become distinct
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person; hobo; bum
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
buoyancy; floating power
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
to emboss; to carve in relief; to bring to the fore; to accentuate; to throw into relief
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
set one's teeth on edge
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
prone to adultery; flirtatious
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to surface; to rise to the surface
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
vagrancy; vagabondage; wander around
to smile a smile of satisfaction
to have one's teeth set on edge; to become annoyed; to get loose teeth
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
bursting through the surface; suddenly surfacing; sudden increase (e.g. in public interest); fast rise (e.g. in rank)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
long face; looking dejected
suspended particles; floating matter
wandering ghost
rumour (of a love affair); rumor; romance; (arch.) bad reputation
to get a reputation as a philanderer
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip
swimming belt; swimming float; life buoy; swim bladder; air bladder
drifting cloud; floating cloud; instability
to surface; to rise to the surface
cheating heart; temptation to cheat on one's partner
frivolity; levity; shallowness; superficiality
to look disheartened
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
to get a reputation as a philanderer
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
frivolous; fickle; insincere; caprice; cold-heartedness
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
swelling; edema; oedema; dropsy
groundless rumor; groundless rumour
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
female adulterer; adulteress
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
chance; opportunity; lucky break
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to rest in peace; to attain eternal rest; to gain recognition; to get on in the world
floating boat
person who is carried away (e.g. because of love or success); flighty person; frivolous person
standing on the balls of the feet; unsteady step; being unsettled; being restless; high volatility (in the market); severe fluctuation
floating on one's back
swimming belt; swimming float; life buoy; swim bladder; air bladder
floating up and sinking down; rising and falling
floating weed; greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza); precarious; unstable
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
pumice stone; loose rock; loose stone; floating group; group without a base
floating type (e.g. airport, offshore wind turbine)
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
glass float; ball in flight (soccer)
pumice stone; loose rock; loose stone; floating group; group without a base
floating weed; greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza); precarious; unstable
standing on the balls of the feet; unsteady step; being unsettled; being restless; high volatility (in the market); severe fluctuation
reflation; stimulating the economy by increasing the money supply or by reducing taxes
wavering; unsteady; floating hip throw (judo)
emergency ascent (submarine); emergency surfacing
rumour (of a love affair); rumor; romance; (arch.) bad reputation
floating body; floating structure
empty show; frivolity; levity
prone to adultery; flirtatious
ukiyo-zōshi; Edo-period genre of literature depicting everyday life of the merchant class
driftwood; floating timber
floating dock
to occur to one; to cross one's mind
cerebral edema; cerebral oedema
wavering; unsteady; floating hip throw (judo)
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
floating fortress; warship
Jambudvipa; continent of the terrestrial world
to emboss; to carve in relief; to bring to the fore; to accentuate; to throw into relief
drifting cloud; floating cloud; instability
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to rest in peace; to attain eternal rest; to gain recognition; to get on in the world
floating nest
floating boat
Buddha; stupa; Buddhist temple; Buddhist monk
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
plant hopper (any insect of family Delphacidae); leafhopper
The Bathhouse of the Floating World (humorous book by Shikitei Sanba)
edema; oedema
to emboss; to carve in relief; to bring to the fore; to accentuate; to throw into relief
lymphedema; lymphoedema
sleeping in a ship; sleeping on the surface of the water (of a bird); restless sleep; casually sleeping together (e.g. unmarried couple)
fickle; frivolous
precarious trade; unstable occupation; itinerant trade
amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip
to gad about; to gallivant; to wander aimlessly; to walk around restlessly
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
ice floe; floating ice; pack ice
floating on one's back
to go out in a merry mood
to go out in a merry mood
amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip
prone float; dead-man's float
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life); (just) the way things are
illegal loan
float fishing
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
woman who played music, danced and worked as a prostitute; good-time girl
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
pure gold; gold from the river running through the groves of Jambu trees
swimming belt; swimming float; life buoy; swim bladder; air bladder
buoyancy; flotage; floatage
maglev; magnetic levitation
unlikely event; rare occurrence
to be intoxicated with the blossoms
ukiyo-zōshi; Edo-period genre of literature depicting everyday life of the merchant class
folk song sung to shamisen accompaniment
high relief; grand relief
to gad about; to gallivant; to wander aimlessly; to walk around restlessly
unlikely event; rare occurrence
frivolity; superficiality; fickleness; lack of substance
life is but a dream; this too shall pass; everything is transient
light buoy; floating light
high relief; grand relief
high relief; grand relief
pulmonary edema
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
groundless rumor; groundless rumour
to float; to save (on one's expenses)
gaining (in prestige, etc.) from being named in a love rumor
flotation (mineral processing method)
floating nest
flotation; flotation method
to emboss; to carve in relief; to bring to the fore; to accentuate; to throw into relief
sleeping in a ship; sleeping on the surface of the water (of a bird); restless sleep; casually sleeping together (e.g. unmarried couple)
not being very active (on social media); rarely checking in
transient life
precarious trade; unstable occupation; itinerant trade
waterfowl sleeping while floating on water
Buddha; stupa; Buddhist temple; Buddhist monk
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
swelling; edema; oedema; dropsy
swimming belt; swimming float; life buoy; swim bladder; air bladder
floating weed; greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza); precarious; unstable
float fishing
float fishing
woman who played music, danced and worked as a prostitute; good-time girl
prone float; dead-man's float
illegal loan
bubble float (angling); bobber
bubble float (angling); bobber
life is but a dream; this too shall pass; everything is transient
gaining (in prestige, etc.) from being named in a love rumor
waterfowl sleeping while floating on water
to be carried away; to be delirious; to lapse into delirium
amorous; flirtatious; light; frivolous; flamboyant
floating about; drifting
center of buoyancy; centre of buoyancy
fish which lives close to the surface
turning in one's grave; unable to rest in peace
emergency surfacing drill (submarine)
fishing float; bobber
riches and honors are as fleeting as floating clouds; fortune and fame are here today, gone tomorrow
easy money; quick profit
Ama no Ukihashi; the heavenly floating bridge by which gods are said to descend from the heavens to the earth
Ama no Ukihashi; the heavenly floating bridge by which gods are said to descend from the heavens to the earth
floating foundation
flying height; head gap
floating-point base; floating-point radix
floating-point base; floating-point radix
common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); floating goby (Gymnogobius petschiliensis); Gymnogobius opperiens (fish); isaza goby (Gymnogobius isaza)
plastic toy (e.g. fish) suspended in a sealed glass tube filled with fluid; toy for use in the bath
plastic toy (e.g. fish) suspended in a sealed glass tube filled with fluid; toy for use in the bath
random drift; genetic drift
tool for scrubbing wood to give it texture, traditionally made of dried grass bound together by hemp cord; scrubbing wood to give it texture
rock partially submerged in water; rock partially emerging from the water; pumice stone
rock partially submerged in water; rock partially emerging from the water; pumice stone
waste of money; extravagance
soup garnish
soup garnish
this transient world
this transient world
life has its ups and downs; he who falls today may rise tomorrow
flotation method (mineral processing)
floating-leaved plant; floating plant
cheating man; flirt
floating tile; unused tile; tile not part of a meld
alienation and estrangement felt by highly academically able students; gifted student; overachiever
alienation and estrangement felt by highly academically able students; gifted student; overachiever
okyūto; dish of boiled egonori formed into gel strips, specialty of Fukuoka Prefecture; Campylaephora hypnaeoides (species of red algae); egonori
Yunfu City
Scirpus yagara (species of club-rush)
Scirpus yagara (species of club-rush)
floating goby (Gymnogobius petschiliensis)
Gymnogobius opperiens (var. of goby)
gibbous duckweed (Lemna gibba); swollen duckweed; fat duckweed
Asian watermeal (Wolffia globosa)
common duckweed (Lemna minor); lesser duckweed
Azolla imbricata (species of water fern)
Examples (95 in total)
A good idea occurred to me then.
A very bright idea came to my mind.
A new idea came to me.