verb (godan)うかぶ · ukabu
Englishto float; to be suspended
- １枚の落ち葉が水面に浮かんでいた。A fallen leaf floated on the surface of the water.
Englishto rise to the surface; to appear; to emerge; to show up
- 浮かんだと思うとまた沈む。Now it rises, now it sinks.
Englishto come to mind; to have inspiration
- ２週間新しいプロジェクトについて考えていましたが、よい考えが浮かびませんでした。I had been thinking about our new project for two weeks, but I couldn't come up with a good idea.
Source: JMdict (EDRDG) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (EDRDG)