"浮く" meaning in Japanese

See 浮く in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [ɯ̟kɯ̟]
Etymology: From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE. From Proto-Japonic *uku. Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=うく}} Old Japanese, {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE, {{inh|ja|jpx-pro|*uku|sort=うく}} Proto-Japonic *uku Head templates: {{ja-verb|うく|tr=intrans|type=1}} 浮(う)く • (uku) intransitive godan (stem 浮(う)き (uki), past 浮(う)いた (uita)) Inflection templates: {{ja-conj-bungo|う|4-k}} Forms: 浮く [canonical] (ruby: ()), uku [romanization], 浮き [stem] (ruby: ()), 浮いた [past] (ruby: ()), no-table-tags [table-tags], 浮か [error-unrecognized-form], うか [error-unrecognized-form], uka [error-unrecognized-form], 浮き [error-unrecognized-form], うき [error-unrecognized-form], uki [error-unrecognized-form], 浮く [error-unrecognized-form], うく [error-unrecognized-form], uku [error-unrecognized-form], 浮け [error-unrecognized-form], うけ [error-unrecognized-form], uke [error-unrecognized-form], 浮かれる [passive], うかれる [passive], ukareru [passive], 浮かせる [causative], 浮かす [causative], うかせる [causative], うかす [causative], ukaseru [causative], ukasu [causative], 浮ける [potential], うける [potential], ukeru [potential], 浮こう [volitional], うこう [volitional], ukō [volitional], 浮かない [negative], うかない [negative], ukanai [negative], 浮かず [continuative, negative], うかず [continuative, negative], ukazu [continuative, negative], 浮きます [formal], うきます [formal], ukimasu [formal], 浮いた [perfective], ういた [perfective], uita [perfective], 浮いて [conjunctive], ういて [conjunctive], uite [conjunctive], 浮けば [conditional, hypothetical], うけば [conditional, hypothetical], ukeba [conditional, hypothetical], no-table-tags [table-tags], 浮か [irrealis, stem], うか [irrealis, stem], uka [irrealis], 浮き [continuative, stem], うき [continuative, stem], uki [continuative], 浮く [stem, terminative], うく [stem, terminative], uku [terminative], 浮く [attributive, stem], うく [attributive, stem], uku [attributive], 浮け [realis, stem], うけ [realis, stem], uke [realis], 浮け [imperative, stem], うけ [imperative, stem], uke [imperative], 浮かず [negative], うかず [negative], ukazu [negative], 浮けど [contrastive], うけど [contrastive], ukedo [contrastive], 浮けば [causative], うけば [causative], ukeba [causative], 浮かば [conditional], うかば [conditional], ukaba [conditional], 浮きき [past], うきき [past], ukiki [past], 浮きけり [past], うきけり [past], ukikeri [past], 浮きつ [perfect], うきつ [perfect], ukitu [perfect], 浮きぬ [perfect], うきぬ [perfect], ukinu [perfect], 浮けり [continuative, perfect], 浮きたり [continuative, perfect], うけり [continuative, perfect], うきたり [continuative, perfect], ukeri [continuative, perfect], ukitari [continuative, perfect], 浮かむ [volitional], うかむ [volitional], ukamu [volitional]
  1. to float Synonyms: 浮かぶ
    Sense id: en-浮く-ja-verb-79GMauPA Categories (other): Japanese godan verbs ending with -ku Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -ku: 19 19 22 19 19
  2. to be loose; to unfasten
    Sense id: en-浮く-ja-verb-7xm91LC~ Categories (other): Japanese godan verbs ending with -ku Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -ku: 19 19 22 19 19
  3. (of a person) to be excited
    Sense id: en-浮く-ja-verb-f0wq368h Categories (other): Japanese godan verbs ending with -ku Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -ku: 19 19 22 19 19
  4. to have left-over money
    Sense id: en-浮く-ja-verb-iSs3bgzO Categories (other): Japanese godan verbs ending with -ku Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -ku: 19 19 22 19 19
  5. to appear on the surface
    Sense id: en-浮く-ja-verb-W2Xf~4Bv Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese godan verbs ending with -ku, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 6 20 69 Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -ku: 19 19 22 19 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 6 6 10 20 59 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 3 3 8 20 65 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 3 3 8 20 66 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 16 16 16 20 30 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 3 3 8 19 67 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 3 3 8 20 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 4 20 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 3 21 72
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      "form": "浮かす",
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      "form": "うかせる",
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      "form": "うかす",
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      "form": "ukaseru",
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      "form": "ukeru",
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      "form": "浮こう",
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      "form": "うこう",
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      "form": "ukō",
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      "form": "浮かない",
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      "form": "うかない",
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      "form": "ukanai",
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      "form": "浮かず",
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      "form": "うかず",
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      "form": "ukazu",
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        "continuative",
        "negative"
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    {
      "form": "浮きます",
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        "formal"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "うきます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
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      "form": "ukimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "formal"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "浮いた",
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      "form": "ういた",
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      "form": "uita",
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      "form": "浮いて",
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      "form": "uite",
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      "form": "浮か",
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      "form": "uka",
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      "form": "uki",
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    {
      "form": "浮く",
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      "form": "うく",
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      "form": "浮く",
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    {
      "form": "uku",
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    {
      "form": "浮け",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "うけ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "uke",
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    },
    {
      "form": "浮け",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うけ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uke",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "浮かず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うかず",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "ukazu",
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      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "浮けど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うけど",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "ukedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "浮けば",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "うけば",
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      "tags": [
        "causative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ukeba",
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      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "浮かば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うかば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukaba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "浮きき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うきき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "浮きけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うきけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "浮きつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うきつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukitu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "浮きぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うきぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukinu",
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      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "浮けり",
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    {
      "form": "浮きたり",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "うけり",
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    {
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    {
      "form": "ukeri",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukitari",
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      "tags": [
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        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "浮かむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うかむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
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        }
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        {
          "english": "The body is floating on the sea.",
          "roman": "karada ga kaimen ni uku",
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              "かいめん"
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              "浮",
              "う"
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This pillar is loose.",
          "roman": "hashira ga uite iru",
          "ruby": [
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              "柱",
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              "浮",
              "う"
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        "to be loose; to unfasten"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "unexcited expression",
          "roman": "ukanai kao",
          "ruby": [
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              "浮",
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              "顔",
              "かお"
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        {
          "english": "to save money on gasoline",
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          "roman": "gasorin-dai o ukaseru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "代",
              "だい"
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              "浮",
              "う"
            ]
          ],
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        "to have left-over money"
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          "left-over",
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          "money",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "english": "to rust",
          "roman": "sabi ga uku",
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              "浮",
              "う"
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    {
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    }
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    "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten"
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}
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      "form": "うかれる",
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      "form": "ukareru",
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      "form": "ukaseru",
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      "form": "ukasu",
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      "form": "うこう",
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      "form": "浮か",
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      "form": "うか",
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      "form": "uke",
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      "form": "浮かず",
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      "form": "うかず",
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    {
      "form": "ukazu",
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    {
      "form": "浮けど",
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    {
      "form": "うけど",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ukedo",
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      "form": "浮けば",
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      "form": "ukeba",
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    {
      "form": "うかば",
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    {
      "form": "ukaba",
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        "conditional"
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    {
      "form": "浮きき",
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    {
      "form": "うきき",
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    {
      "form": "ukiki",
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    {
      "form": "うきけり",
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      "form": "ukikeri",
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        "past"
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    {
      "form": "浮きつ",
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      "form": "浮きぬ",
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      "form": "ukeri",
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      "form": "ukitari",
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      "form": "浮かむ",
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    {
      "form": "うかむ",
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        "volitional"
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      "form": "ukamu",
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              "う"
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              "う"
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        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "unexcited expression",
          "roman": "ukanai kao",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "浮",
              "う"
            ],
            [
              "顔",
              "かお"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "浮かない顔",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be excited"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "excited",
          "excited"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a person) to be excited"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to save money on gasoline",
          "literal_meaning": "to float gasoline money",
          "roman": "gasorin-dai o ukaseru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "代",
              "だい"
            ],
            [
              "浮",
              "う"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "ガソリン代を浮かせる",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to have left-over money"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "have",
          "have"
        ],
        [
          "left-over",
          "left-over"
        ],
        [
          "money",
          "money"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to rust",
          "roman": "sabi ga uku",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "錆",
              "さび"
            ],
            [
              "浮",
              "う"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "錆が浮く",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to appear on the surface"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "appear",
          "appear"
        ],
        [
          "surface",
          "surface"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "うく"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɯ̟kɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Kojiki",
    "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten"
  ],
  "word": "浮く"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 浮く meaning in Japanese (11.0kB)

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "浮く",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Mizenkei (\"imperfective\")'",
  "path": [
    "浮く"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "浮く",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Ren’yōkei (\"continuative\")'",
  "path": [
    "浮く"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "浮く",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Shūshikei (\"terminal\")'",
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    "浮く"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "浮く",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
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  "path": [
    "浮く"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "浮く",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Kateikei (\"hypothetical\")'",
  "path": [
    "浮く"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "浮く",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Meireikei (\"imperative\")'",
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  ],
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  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "浮く",
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}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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