noun
Refers to the act or quality of floating, especially how well something stays afloat. Often appears in phrases such as 浮きがいい or 浮きが悪い.
この素材は軽くて浮きがいい。
This material is light and has good buoyancy.
水面に油の浮きが見える。
You can see oil floating on the surface of the water.
noun
fishing float; bobber
A small float attached to fishing line to show the position of the bait or signal a bite.
浮きが沈んだら、すぐに竿を上げてください。
When the bobber sinks, lift the rod right away.
noun
buoy; floating marker
A floating marker on water, such as one used to mark a channel, net, or other location. ブイ is also common for many modern buoy contexts.
航路を示す赤い浮きが沖に見える。
A red buoy marking the route is visible offshore.
noun
lifebuoy; life belt; rubber ring; float
A floating aid for rescue or swimming. For an inflatable ring, 浮き輪 is often the more specific and common word.
救助隊は川に浮きを投げた。
The rescue team threw a lifebuoy into the river.
子どもはプールで浮きにつかまっていた。
The child was holding on to a float in the pool.
Rare kanji form given; mainly useful for recognition or lookup.
More specific and common for a ring-shaped swimming float or lifebuoy; 浮き is broader and can mean many kinds of floating objects.
A technical or general noun for buoyant force or buoyancy; 浮き is more concrete or everyday and can also mean a float or bobber.
Common loanword for a buoy, especially a modern marker at sea; 浮き can be more general and also covers fishing floats and swimming floats.
Derived from the continuative/noun form of 浮く, meaning 'to float.' The spelling 浮き directly reflects that connection; the rarer forms 浮子 and 泛子 are attested kanji variants.