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浮つく (うわつく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
fickle ; frivolous ; flighty ; restless
Describes a person's mood, attention, or behavior as unsettled, easily distracted, or lacking seriousness. Often used for romantic fickleness or a restless, giddy state.
浮うわ つい た 恋れん 愛あい ばかり し て い ない で 、 そろそろ 落お ち 着つ い たら ？
Instead of always having frivolous romances, why don't you settle down soon?
Written forms 浮うわ つく Usage 33%
浮う わつく Usage 40%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana variant; less common but still encountered.
うわつく Usage 27%
Kana spelling used when the kanji is avoided or for clarity.
上うわ 付つ く
Kanji 浮 floating, float, rise to surface 付 adhere, attach, refer to Similar words 浮う かれる 浮かれる implies a more cheerful, merry, or elated mood, often from a specific happy event, while 浮つく suggests a shallower, more restless or fickle state.
落お ち 着つ く Antonym; 落ち着く means to calm down, settle, or become composed, directly contrasting with the unsettled nature of 浮つく.
Etymology Derived from 浮く (うく, 'to float') with the suffix つく, suggesting a state of being afloat or ungrounded, metaphorically extended to emotional or mental restlessness.
