Meaning of 頭に浮かぶ in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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頭に浮かぶ
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Kana Readingあたまにうかぶ
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Romajiatamaniukabu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), intransitive verb, Godan verb with `bu` ending
- Meaning
- to come to mind; to pop into one's head
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Example Sentences
頭に浮かぶ, あたまにうかぶ used in context
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A good idea occurred to me last night.
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He suddenly hit on a good idea while he was taking a bath.
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The first thing to come to mind was her face.
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彼は真実を何も言わないかもしれないということがふと頭に浮かんだ。
It occurred to me that he might not tell the truth.
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The idea occurred to me that he was lying.
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It never occurred to me that he was the right man in the right place.
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Kanji found in this word
floating, float, rise to surface, float, rise to surface
On: フ
Kun: う.く, う.かれる, う.かぶ, む, う.かべる
10 strokes
head, counter for large animals
On: トウ, ズ, ト
Kun: あたま, かしら, -がしら, かぶり
16 strokes
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