Keyword
float
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig787
Readings
(88%)
(5%)
うわ
(3%)
うき
(1%)
Composed of
water drops
claw (radical)
child
Mnemonic

A child who fell into the water struggling to stay afloat while some beast is trying to claw at it from above.

Used in vocabulary (277 in total)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to make merry; to be festive
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to half-rise to one's feet
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
looking depressed; long face
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
vagrant; vagabond; tramp
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
buoyancy; floating power
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
to become distinct
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
set one's teeth on edge
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
prone to adultery; flirtatious
floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)
vagrancy; vagabondage; wander around
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to have one's teeth set on edge; to get loose teeth
levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-
to smile a smile of satisfaction
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
bursting through the surface; suddenly surfacing; sudden increase (e.g. in public interest); fast rise (e.g. in rank)
long face; looking dejected
rumour (of a love affair); rumor; romance; (arch.) bad reputation
to get a reputation as a philanderer
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
wandering ghost
suspended particles; floating matter
amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip
drifting cloud; floating cloud; instability
swimming belt; swimming float; life buoy; swim bladder; air bladder
cheating heart; temptation to cheat on one's partner
to look disheartened
frivolity; levity; shallowness; superficiality
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
swelling; edema; oedema
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
frivolous; fickle; insincere; caprice; cold-heartedness
to get a reputation as a philanderer
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
groundless rumor; groundless rumour
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
female adulterer; adulteress
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
chance; opportunity; lucky break
standing on the balls of the feet; unsteady step; being unsettled; being restless; high volatility (in the market); severe fluctuation
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to rest in peace; to attain eternal rest; to gain recognition; to get on in the world
floating boat
floating up and sinking down; rising and falling
swimming belt; swimming float; life buoy; swim bladder; air bladder
floating weed; greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza); precarious; unstable
floating on one's back
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
floating weed; greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza); precarious; unstable
driftwood; floating timber
pumice stone; loose rock; loose stone; floating group (in the game of go); group without a base
standing on the balls of the feet; unsteady step; being unsettled; being restless; high volatility (in the market); severe fluctuation
pumice stone; loose rock; loose stone; floating group (in the game of go); group without a base
emergency ascent (submarine); emergency surfacing
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
wavering; unsteady; floating hip throw (judo)
empty show; frivolity; levity
rumour (of a love affair); rumor; romance; (arch.) bad reputation
floating body; floating structure
(Edo-period variety of) realistic literature; popular stories of everyday life in the Edo period
floating dock
to occur to one; to cross one's mind
prone to adultery; flirtatious
wavering; unsteady; floating hip throw (judo)
floating type (e.g. airport, offshore wind turbine)
cerebral edema; cerebral oedema
floating fortress; warship
Jambudvipa; continent of the terrestrial world
to rest in peace; to attain eternal rest; to gain recognition; to get on in the world
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
drifting cloud; floating cloud; instability
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
floating boat
floating nest
plant hopper (any insect of family Delphacidae); leafhopper
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
Buddha; stupa; Buddhist temple; Buddhist monk
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
sleeping in a ship; sleeping on the surface of the water (of a bird); restless sleep; casually sleeping together (e.g. unmarried couple)
precarious trade; unstable occupation; itinerant trade
fickle; frivolous
ice floe; floating ice; pack ice
amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip
reflation; stimulating the economy by increasing the money supply or by reducing taxes
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip
to go out in a merry mood
floating on one's back
to gad about; to gallivant; to wander aimlessly; to walk around restlessly
buoyancy; flotage; floatage
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
swimming belt; swimming float; life buoy; swim bladder; air bladder
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life); (just) the way things are
maglev; magnetic levitation
to gad about; to gallivant; to wander aimlessly; to walk around restlessly
lymphedema; lymphoedema
frivolity; superficiality; fickleness; lack of substance
folk song sung to shamisen accompaniment
(Edo-period variety of) realistic literature; popular stories of everyday life in the Edo period
to be intoxicated with the blossoms
unlikely event; rare occurrence
high relief; grand relief
to go out in a merry mood
high relief; grand relief
pulmonary edema
to float; to save (on one's expenses)
unlikely event; rare occurrence
transient life
flotation; flotation method
floating nest
waterfowl sleeping while floating on water
precarious trade; unstable occupation; itinerant trade
prone float; dead-man's float
sleeping in a ship; sleeping on the surface of the water (of a bird); restless sleep; casually sleeping together (e.g. unmarried couple)
groundless rumor; groundless rumour
life is but a dream; this too shall pass; everything is transient
swelling; edema; oedema
swimming belt; swimming float; life buoy; swim bladder; air bladder
floating weed; greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza); precarious; unstable
Buddha; stupa; Buddhist temple; Buddhist monk
high relief; grand relief
bubble float (angling); bobber
bubble float (angling); bobber
prone float; dead-man's float
woman who played music, danced and worked as a prostitute; good-time girl
woman who played music, danced and worked as a prostitute; good-time girl
life is but a dream; this too shall pass; everything is transient
to be carried away; to be delirious; to lapse into delirium
amorous; flirtatious; light; frivolous; flamboyant
floating about; drifting
center of buoyancy; centre of buoyancy
fish which lives close to the surface
illegal loan
turning in one's grave; cannot rest in peace
emergency surfacing drill (submarine)
fishing float; bobber
Riches and honors are as fleeting as floating clouds; Fortune and fame are here today, gone tomorrow
easy money; quick profit
Ama no Ukihashi; the heavenly floating bridge by which gods are said to descend from the heavens to the earth
Ama no Ukihashi; the heavenly floating bridge by which gods are said to descend from the heavens to the earth
floating foundation
flying height; head gap
floating-point base; floating-point radix
floating-point base; floating-point radix
common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); floating goby (Gymnogobius petschiliensis); Gymnogobius opperiens (fish); isaza goby (Gymnogobius isaza)
plastic toy (e.g. fish) suspended in a sealed glass tube filled with fluid; toy for use in the bath
random drift; genetic drift
tool for scrubbing wood to give it texture, traditionally made of dried grass bound together by hemp cord; scrubbing wood to give it texture
rock partially submerged in water; rock partially emerging from the water; pumice stone
rock partially submerged in water; rock partially emerging from the water; pumice stone
waste of money; extravagance
soup garnish
soup garnish
this transient world
this transient world
life has its ups and downs; he who falls today may rise tomorrow
flotation (mineral processing method)
flotation method (mineral processing)
gaining (in prestige, etc.) from being named in a love rumor
gaining (in prestige, etc.) from being named in a love rumor
floating-leaved plant; floating plant
Yunfu City
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
Scirpus yagara (species of club-rush)
Scirpus yagara (species of club-rush)
floating goby (Gymnogobius petschiliensis)
Gymnogobius opperiens (var. of goby)
gibbous duckweed (Lemna gibba); swollen duckweed; fat duckweed
Asian watermeal (Wolffia globosa)
common duckweed (Lemna minor); lesser duckweed
Examples (95 in total)
A good idea occurred to me then.
A very bright idea came to my mind.
A new idea came to me.