Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 浮


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Meaning

float, fleet, surface

Pronunciation

FU
uku/kabu/kaberu/kareru

Explanation

Left: water , right: nourish 孚 (hand reaching down to a child )

Mnemonic

Into the water a hand is reaching down for a child that is floating.

Radicals

water(The radical sanzui is a short form of water )
grap downwards(The radical notsu shows a hand which is reaching downwards.)
child(The radical ko shows the image of a child with a large head and outstretched arms.)
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Vocabulary

浮気 うわき flighty, fickle, wanton, unfaithful
浮かべる うかべる to float, to express, look (sad, glad)
浮く うく to float, to become merry, to become loose
浮力 ふりょく buoyancy, floating power
浮ぶ うかぶ to float, to rise to surface, to come to mind

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