noun
floating toy; bath toy
Rare term for a floating toy, especially a plastic figure suspended in a sealed fluid-filled tube or a toy used in the bath. The word is not widely used in modern Japanese; more common terms like お風呂のおもちゃ or 浮くおもちゃ are preferred.
昔、浮き人形というお風呂で遊ぶおもちゃがあった。
In the past, there was a bath toy called a 浮き人形.
Standard spelling for this rare term.
Rare kanji spelling; the okurigana form 浮き人形 is more common.
Common modern term for bath toys in general, while 浮き人形 is a rare, specific term.
Compound of 浮き (uki, 'floating') + 人形 (ningyō, 'doll'). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely refers to a floating doll or figure.