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浮
On'yomi
フ
FU
Kun'yomi
う.く・う.かれる・う.かぶ・う.かべる
uku / ukareru / ukabu / ukaberu
floating · float · rise to surface
Details
Strokes10
Frequency#776
Radical水water(4)
Stroke Order
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Strokes10
Component Breakdown
浮=
氵孚
water + 孚
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of water and hatch. Hatch floating on water.
Symbolism
Float, drift, unfaithful. Represents floating.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
軽佻浮薄
けいちょうふはく
frivolity; levity; shallowness; frivolity
浮草稼業
うきくさかぎょう
precarious trade; unstable occupation; itinerant trade; precarious trade
富貴浮雲
ふうきふうん
riches and honors are as fleeting as floating clouds; fortune and fame are here today, gone tomorrow; riches and honors are as fleeting as floating clouds
盲亀浮木
もうきふぼく
unlikely event; rare occurrence; unlikely event