Words — 44 found
うだ
浮き出す
1. to surface; to come to the top
2. to stand out (e.g. against a background)
浮出す 【うきだす】
うあし
浮き足
1. standing on the balls of the feet; unsteady step
2. being unsettled; being restless; being ready to flee
3. high volatility (in the market); severe fluctuationFinance
浮足 【うきあし】
1. fish which lives close to the surface
うきぐも
浮雲
1. drifting cloud; floating cloud
2. instability
浮雲 【うきくも】、浮き雲 【うきぐも】、浮き雲 【うきくも】、浮雲 【ふうん】
うきくも: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. うきくも: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
うきなもう
浮名儲け
1. gaining (in prestige, etc.) from being named in a love rumorRare term
浮き名儲け 【うきなもうけ】
うきにんぎょう
浮人形
1. plastic toy (e.g. fish) suspended in a sealed glass tube filled with fluid; toy for use in the bathRare term
浮き人形 【うきにんぎょう】
うくさかぎょう
浮き草稼業
1. precarious trade; unstable occupation; itinerant tradeYojijukugo (four character compound)
浮き草稼業 【うきぐさかぎょう】、浮草稼業 【うきくさかぎょう】、浮草稼業 【うきぐさかぎょう】
1. floating tile; unused tile; tile not part of a meldMahjong
うきいし
浮石
1. pumice stone
2. loose rock; loose stone
3. floating group; group without a baseGo (game)
浮き石 【うきいし】
うきよばな
浮世離れ
1. otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly senseusu. used adjectivally as 浮世離れした
浮き世離れ 【うきよばなれ】、浮世ばなれ 【うきよばなれ】
うぼ
浮き彫りにする
1. to emboss; to carve in relief
2. to bring to the fore; to accentuate; to throw into reliefIdiomatic expression