# 浮 — float

浮 means “float”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: フ (fu). Kun'yomi: う(く) (uku). You'll see it in words such as 浮かべる (ukaberu, “to float; to set afloat”).

- Meaning: float
- On'yomi: フ (fu)
- Kun'yomi: う(く) (uku)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Water & the sea 1

## How to remember 浮

Parts: 氵 water · 爫 claw · 子 child

## Words with 浮

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 浮かべる | うかべる (ukaberu) | to float; to set afloat |
| 浮かぶ | うかぶ (ukabu) | to float; to be suspended |
| 浮く | うく (uku) | to float |

## Don't confuse it with

[乳](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/milk/)

## More in the “Water & the sea 1” set

[河](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/large-river/) · [浮](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/float/) · [泉](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/spring-of-water/) · [浴](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bathe/) · [潟](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/lagoon/) · [液](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/liquid/) · [沈](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sink/) · [干](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/hang-out-to-dry/)

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