Meaning of 浮かぶ in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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浮かぶ, 浮ぶ, 泛かぶ, 泛ぶJLPT 2
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Kana Readingうかぶ
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Romajiukabu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `bu` ending
- Meaning
- to float; to be suspended
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to rise to surface
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to come to mind; to have inspiration
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Example Sentences
浮かぶ, 浮ぶ, 泛かぶ, 泛ぶ, うかぶ used in context
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After climbing Mt. Fuji, I got the inspiration for a poem.
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メモには、水に浮かぶ練習をさせるように、と殴り書きされていた。
On the memo was scrawled, 'have her practice floating in the water.'
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A good idea presented itself.
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A good idea crossed his mind.
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A good idea occurred to him.
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名案が浮かんだ。
A good idea occurred to me.
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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
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