NichiDict

浮かべる

N2
うかべる
浮べる泛かべる泛べる
[ukaberu]
Illustration for 浮かべる

Meanings

1.IchidanTransitive

to float; to set afloat; to launch

2.IchidanTransitive

to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.)

3.IchidanTransitive

to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to think of

Examples

子供たちは水に紙の船を浮かべて遊ぶ。

Children play by floating paper boats on the water.

彼女は嬉しそうな笑顔を浮かべていた

She was wearing a happy smile on her face.

彼は不安な表情を浮かべてこちらを見た。

He looked at me with an anxious expression.