浮 Kanji – floating
The Japanese kanji 浮 can mean floating, float, rise to surface.
Meaning and Readings
How is 浮 read?
浮 has the onyomi reading フ and the kunyomi readings うく, うかれる, うかぶ, む, うかべる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as fu, uku, ukareru, ukabu, mu, ukaberu.
Common Japanese Words Using 浮
These common Japanese words contain 浮. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 浮かび上がる（うかびあがる） — to rise to the surface
- 浮かべる（うかべる） — to float, to set afloat, to launch
- 浮かれる（うかれる） — to make merry, to be festive
- 浮き（うき） — floating, buoyancy
- 浮き浮き（ウキウキ） — cheerfully, buoyantly, happily, in high spirits
- 浮く（うく） — to float
- 浮かぶ（うかぶ） — to float, to be suspended
- 浮気（うわき） — extramarital sex, affair, fooling around
- 浮腫（むくみ） — swelling, edema, oedema, dropsy
- 浮上（ふじょう） — surfacing, rising to the surface