This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: フ、う.く、う.かれる、う.かぶ、む、う.かべる
Romaji: fu, u.ku, u.kareru, u.kabu, mu, u.kaberu
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: うき
Romaji: uki
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Meanings

floating, float, rise to surface

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  776
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-7
Korean Reading:  bu
Chinese Reading:  fu2
Unicode:  6d6e
JIS:  4962

Indexes

Halpern Index: 435
Nelson Index: 2575
New Nelson Index: 3159
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a6.11
Four Corner Index: 3214.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1752
Gakken Index: 1047
Japanese Names Index: 1069
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17487X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.1149
Remembering the kanji Index: 730
Kanji Flashcards Index: 684
Kodansha Compact Index: 1197
Kanji in Context Index: 820
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 319
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 393
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 738
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 787
Essential Kanji Index: 991
Kodansha Kanji Index: 522
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 347
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1359

Words

浮世絵 (うきよえ)
ukiyoe (color print of everyday life in the Edo period) (colour)
浮かぶ (うかぶ)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to surface; to come to mind; to have inspiration
浮気 (うわき)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness; inconstancy; fickleness; caprice
浮標 (ふひょう)
buoy
浮き島 (うきしま、うきじま)
floating mass (of waterweeds, ice, etc.); floating island (mirage)
浮上 (ふじょう)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; levitation
浮遊 (ふゆう)
floating; wandering; suspension
浮く (うく)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you); to feel out of place; to be frivolous; to be uncertain; to have (time, money, etc.) left over; to be saved (e.g. money); to have no basis; to be unreliable
浮かべる (うかべる)
to float; to express; to look (sad, glad); to think; to imagine; to remember
浮動 (ふどう)
floating
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