Word Meaning 浮島

うきしま ukishima

浮島 is read as うきしま (ukishima) and means floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants).

Meaning

English

  1. floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants)
  2. island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)

Reading

Kana

うきしま

Romaji

ukishima

Writing Variants

  • 浮き島 うきしま ukishima
  • 浮き島 うきじま ukijima
  • 浮島 うきじま ukijima

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 99961 Priority P

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

小島

こじま

small island

しま

island