Kanji

What does the kanji 浮 mean?

浮 means float, drift. On'yomi フ. Kun'yomi う.く、う.かれる、う.かぶ、う.かべる.

Quick facts
On'yomiフ
Kun'yomiう.く、う.かれる、う.かぶ、う.かべる
Strokes10
Main radical水
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
On'yomi フKun'yomi う.く、う.かれる、う.かぶ、う.かべる
N3 · estimated, JLPT framework10 strokes

float, drift

Memory hook

A child (子) held up by a hand on the water (氵) so it does not sink — FLOAT.

Main radical

水water 4 strokes

Stroke order · 10 strokes

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Common words

  • 浮くうくto float; to feel out of place; to be left over
  • 浮力ふりょくbuoyancy
  • 浮かべるうかべるto float (something); to show (an expression); to recall

More words with this kanji

  • 浮ぶうかぶto float; to come to mind, to occur to one
  • 浮気うわきaffair, infidelity; fickleness

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.