JLPT N3 · 10 strokes
Kanji 浮: "floating, float, rise to surface"
The kanji 浮 means "floating, float, rise to surface". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read フ in on'yomi and う.く, う.かれる, う.かぶ, う.かべる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
フ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
う.くう.かれるう.かぶう.かべる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | floating, float, rise to surface |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 776 of 2,501 |
Common words with 浮
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 浮かべるto float; to set afloat; to launch · to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.)
- 浮かぶto float; to be suspended · to rise to the surface; to appear; to emerge; to show up
- 浮くto float · to become merry; to be cheerful
- 浮かび上がるremonter à la surface, flotter · émerger, sortir de l'ombre
- 思い浮かべるse rappeler, se remémorer · imaginer, se représenter, visualiser
- 浮気extramarital sex; affair; fooling around · infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness; inconstancy
- 浮かれるto make merry; to be festive
- 思い浮かぶto occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
- 頭に浮かぶto come to mind; to pop into one's head
- 浮遊floating; drifting; suspension · wandering (about)
- 浮き上がるto float; to rise to the surface · to stand out; to be visible
- 宙に浮くto float in the air · to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
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