Word Meaning 浮かぶ

うかぶ ukabu

浮かぶ is read as うかぶ (ukabu) and means to come to mind.

Meaning

English

  1. to come to mind
  2. to have inspiration
  3. to float
  4. to be suspended
  5. to rise to the surface
  6. to appear
  7. to emerge
  8. to show up

Reading

Kana

うかぶ

Romaji

ukabu

Writing Variants

  • 泛ぶ うかぶ ukabu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 沈む Rank 7619 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

浮気

うわき

extramarital sex

浮かべる

うかべる

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

浮世

うきよ

(the world of the) red light districts

浮上

ふじょう

rising (of rank)

浮かび上がる

うかびあがる

to rise to the surface

浮世絵

うきよえ

ukiyo-e

浮く

うく

to float

浮かれる

うかれる

to make merry

浮き浮き

うきうき

cheerfully

浮き

うき

buoy

浮遊

ふゆう

wandering (about)

浮動

ふどう

floating

Example Sentences

10

Does a solution come to mind?

Sleep on it.

The beautiful scene comes to my mind.

Memories of my college days come to my mind.

He told us that visions would appear to him during the night.

The leaves of the water lily float on the surface of the water.

We can see thousands of stars in the sky.

He looked up, gazing at the beautiful stars strewn across the sky.

The creatures he thought of looked like flying vomit to everyone else.

On the memo was scrawled, "have her practice floating in the water."