浮く
Meanings
Godan verb
Intransitive verb
1. to float
2. to become merry; to be cheerful
3. to become loose; to become unsteady
5. to be frivolous; to be uncertain
6. to have (time, money, etc.) left over; to be saved (e.g. money)
7. to have no basis; to be unreliable
Other spellings
うく
Kanji used
Pitch accent
うく
Examples11
それから
Then she was floating on her back.
若者
Being at the concert hall full of young kids made an old duffer like me feel out of tune.
木
Wood floats in water.
石
A stone does not float.
油
Oil floats on water.
白い
A white cloud is floating in the blue summer sky.