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Shirimono
Kanji

Meaning: float

Other meanings: buoyant, rise, unstable, fickle

Kun'yomi: う、うか、うき

On'yomi:

Example sentences

  • かわいている

    ki ga kawa ni <b>uite iru</b>.

    A piece of wood is <b>floating</b> in the river.

  • いいかんがえがんだ。

    Ii kangae ga <b>ukanda</b>.

    A good idea <b>came to mind</b>.

  • りょくのおかげでからだ

    <b>furyoku</b> no okage de karada ga <b>uku</b>.

    Thanks to <b>buoyancy</b>, the body <b>floats</b>.

  • すいめんりょくはたらく。

    suimen ni <b>furyoku</b> ga hataraku.

    <b>Buoyancy</b> acts on the water surface.

Practice exercises

  • reading

    Answer: う / ふ / うか / うき

  • meaning

    Answer: float / rise to surface / buoyant / appear

  • reading

    浮く

    Answer: うく

  • reading

    浮かぶ

    Answer: うかぶ

  • reading

    りょく

    Answer: ふりょく

  • reading

    Answer: うわき