Words — 78 found
うわ
浮き輪
1. swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
浮輪 【うきわ】、浮環 【うきわ】
浮環: Rarely-used kanji form.
うきよぞうし
浮世草子
1. ukiyo-zōshi; Edo-period genre of literature depicting everyday life of the merchant classHistorical term
浮世草紙 【うきよぞうし】
うきせいこう
雨奇晴好
1. scenery being beautiful in both rainy and sunny weatherYojijukugo (four character compound)
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】
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】
1. floating tile; unused tile; tile not part of a meldMahjong
うね
浮き寝
1. sleeping in a ship
2. sleeping on the surface of the water (of a bird)
3. restless sleep
4. casually sleeping together (e.g. unmarried couple)
浮寝 【うきね】
浮寝: Irregular okurigana 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】
うくさ
浮き草
1. floating weed
2. greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza)Usually written using kana alone
3. precarious; unstable
浮草 【うきくさ】、浮き萍 【うきくさ】、萍 【うきくさ】、ウキクサ
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. sobbing
うきいわ
浮岩
1. rock partially submerged in water; rock partially emerging from the water
2. pumice stone
浮石 【うきいわ】