What does kanji 泛 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 泛 is careless.

How is kanji 泛 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 泛 are うか.ぶ; the onyomi readings are ハン, ホウ.

Example words that use kanji 泛 include 浮かべる, 浮かぶ, 浮き, 汎称.

Kanken 1

泛

Meaning

careless

careless, float, reckless, to drift

Stroke Order

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うかべる

to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.)

うかぶ

to come to mind

うき

buoy

はんしょう

lumping similar things together and giving the group a collective name

5 reference sentences

木の葉が池に泛している。

The leaf is floating on the pond.

小舟は川を泛して下っていった。

The small boat drifted down the river.

霧の中に光が泛して見えた。

A light seemed to float in the mist.

彼の返事は少し泛していて頼りない。

His reply was a bit careless and unconvincing.

泛した考えで決めるべきではない。

You should not decide based on reckless thinking.