Word Meaning 浮き輪

うきわ ukiwa

浮き輪 is read as うきわ (ukiwa) and means swim ring.

Meaning

English

  1. swim ring
  2. swimming ring
  3. life buoy
  4. life belt
  5. life preserver
  6. lifesaver

Reading

Kana

うきわ

Romaji

ukiwa

Writing Variants

  • 浮環 うきわ ukiwa
  • 浮輪 うきわ ukiwa

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words 海上,海面,,遊泳,游泳 Rank 124246 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

浮沈

ふちん

floating and sinking

浮き沈み

うきしずみ

ups and downs

浮動小数点演算機構

ふどうしょうすうてんえんざんきこう

floating-point arithmetic unit

浮動小数点演算

ふどうしょうすうてんえんざん

floating-point arithmetic

浮島

うきしま

floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants)

浮葉植物

ふようしょくぶつ

floating-leaved plant

浮き身

うきみ

floating on one's back

浮造

うづくり

scrubbing wood to give it texture

浮遊選鉱法

ふゆうせんこうほう

flotation method (mineral processing)

浮き橋

うきはし

floating bridge

後輪

こうりん

cantle