NichiDict

浮かぶ

N2
うかぶ
浮ぶ泛ぶ泛かぶ
[ukabu]
Illustration for 浮かぶ

Meanings

1.GodanIntransitive

to float; to be suspended

2.GodanIntransitive

to rise to the surface; to appear; to emerge; to show up; to loom (up)

3.GodanIntransitive

to come to mind; to have inspiration

Examples

湖に小さなボートが静かに浮かんでいた

A small boat was floating quietly on the lake.

急にいいアイデアが頭に浮かんだ

A good idea suddenly came to mind.

空に白い雲がぽっかり浮かんでいる

A white cloud is drifting in the sky.