浮き
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term |
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| 浮 |
| う Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 浮く (uku, “to float”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- a float used in fishing
- a fishnet float
- a buoy
- a float in a tank or other container, used to determine the level of liquid
- a float used for safety or rescue, to keep a person from drowning
- the areas between the scutes on a tortoise shell
- (Noh theater) singing in a higher tone than the previous melody
- (puppeteer jargon) a boat, a ship
Derived terms
[edit]- 浮き袋 (ukibukuro)