How to say 'Float' or 'Come to mind' in Japanese | 浮かぶ

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The Japanese word for Float or Come to mind is 'Ukabu', written as 浮かぶ in Japanese.'Float' or 'Come to mind' in hiragana is うかぶ.

word

浮かぶ

Meaning

Float, Come to mind

Reading

うかぶ

ukabu

Kanji

浮Float

Explanation

The Japanese verb '浮かぶ (うかぶ)' has two primary meanings. The first meaning is 'to float', referring to something physically rising or staying on the surface of a liquid or in the air. For example: the boat floats on the water「ボートが水に浮かぶ」(ボートがみずにうかぶ). The second meaning is 'to come to mind', referring to an idea, thought, or memory appearing in one's consciousness. For example: a good idea came to mind「いいアイデアが浮かんだ」(いいアイデアがうかんだ). The verb is versatile and can be used in both literal and figurative contexts. Note that the past tense form is '浮かんだ (うかんだ)'.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1898

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 浮かぶ

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

浮

Meaning

Float

Hiragana in the Word 浮かぶ

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

か

Reading

hiragana

ぶ

Reading

Words Related to 浮かぶ Through the Kanji 浮

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 浮 as well.

word

浮かべる

Meaning

Float

word

浮く

Meaning

Float

word

浮気

Meaning

Affair

word

思い浮かべる

Meaning

Recall

word

浮かび上がる

Meaning

Surface, Emerge

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'Ukabu' means 'Float' or 'Come to mind' .

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