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

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浮世絵

うきよえ
ukiyoe (color print of everyday life in the Edo period) (colour)
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浮上

ふじょう
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; levitation
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浮かぶ

浮ぶ、泛かぶ、泛ぶ
v5b
うかぶ
to float; to be suspended; to rise to surface; to come to mind; to have inspiration
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浮遊

浮游
ふゆう
floating; wandering; suspension
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浮気

うわ気、上気
うわき
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness; inconstancy; fickleness; caprice
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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
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浮標

ふひょう
buoy
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浮かべる

浮べる、泛かべる、泛べる
v1
vt
うかべる
to float; to express; to look (sad, glad); to think; to imagine; to remember
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浮き島

浮島
うきしま、うきじま
floating mass (of waterweeds, ice, etc.); floating island (mirage)
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浮動

ふどう
floating