浮かぶ (Ukabu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to float, to be suspended, to rise to the surface, to appear”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto float; to be suspended
- godan verb, intransitive verbto rise to the surface; to appear; to emerge; to show up; to loom (up)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto come to mind; to have inspiration
Examples
名案が浮かんだ。
A good idea occurred to me.
良い考えが浮かんだ。
A good idea presented itself.
船がやっと浮かんだ。
The ship was afloat at last.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).