浮

floating

JLPT N3 10 strokes

Kun'yomi: う.く・う.かれる・う.かぶ・う.かべる
On'yomi: フ
Radical: 氵 · water (water (left-side radical))

浮 means "floating". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 10 strokes. It is read う.く・う.かれる・う.かぶ・う.かべる in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and フ in compounds (on'yomi). It is taught beyond elementary school (junior high and up).

浮 in example sentences

木きが浮うく。

Ki ga uku.

Wood floats.
名案めいあんが浮うかんだ。

Meian ga ukan da.

A good idea occurred to me.
彼かれは浮気うわきしていた。

Kare wa uwaki shite ita.

He was cheating.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Stroke order & writing

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Words that use 浮

More 氵 (water) kanji

Common questions

What does the kanji 浮 mean?: 浮 means "floating". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 浮 have?: 浮 is written in 10 strokes.
How is 浮 read?: It is read う.く・う.かれる・う.かぶ・う.かべる in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and フ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 浮?: 浮 is a JLPT N3 kanji.

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