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浮うかす

#11,144

うかす

Meaning

1. ①
  
  to float
2. ②
  
  to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp
3. ③
  
  to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
  
  See also: 腰を浮かす (こしをうかす)

Kanji

浮フ floating, float, rise to surface

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浮うく

#2,648

Common

うく

Meaning

1. ①
  
  to float
  
  それから彼女かのじょはあおむけに浮ういていた。
  
  Then she was floating on her back.
2. ②
  
  to become merry; to be cheerful
  
  See also: 浮かぬ顔 (うかぬかお)
3. ③
  
  to become loose; to become unsteady
4. ④
  
  to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you); to feel out of place
  
  若者わかものばかりのそのコンサート会場かいじょうで、おじさんの私わたくしはすっかり周まわりから浮ういていた。
  
  Being at the concert hall full of young kids made an old duffer like me feel out of tune.
5. ⑤
  
  to be frivolous; to be uncertain
6. ⑥
  
  to have (time, money, etc.) left over; to be saved (e.g. money)
7. ⑦
  
  to have no basis; to be unreliable

Kanji

浮フ floating, float, rise to surface

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