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浮かぶ
ukabu
Description
「浮かぶ」は、物が水や空気の中で上にあがって、しずまないでいることを表す言葉です。
"浮かぶ" is a word that describes something rising and staying afloat in water or air without sinking.
また、考えやイメージが急に頭の中に出てくるときにも使います。
It is also used when a thought or image suddenly comes to mind.
Meanings
浮かぶukabu
to float; to rise to the surface
木の葉が水に浮かぶ。
Leaves float on the water.
浮かぶukabu
to come to mind; to occur to one
いい考えが浮かぶ。
A good idea comes to mind.
浮かぶukabu
to appear (on the face); to surface
彼女の顔に笑顔が浮かぶ。
A smile appears on her face.
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Notes
- Nuance
浮かぶ is intransitive; the transitive counterpart is 浮かべる (to float something / picture something).
- Etymology
from 浮く (to float) plus the ending, giving the sense of something rising up.
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