浮く (Uku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to float, to become merry, to be cheerful, to become loose”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto float
- godan verb, intransitive verbto become merry; to be cheerful
- godan verb, intransitive verbto become loose; to become unsteady
- godan verb, intransitive verbto feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you); to feel out of place
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be frivolous; to be uncertain
- godan verb, intransitive verbto have (time, money, etc.) left over; to be saved (e.g. money)
Examples
木は水に浮く。
Wood floats in water.
石は浮かない。
A stone does not float.
木は浮くが鉄は沈む。
Wood floats, but iron sinks.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).