浮うき

noun

floating; buoyancy

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.

• この素そ材ざいは軽かるくて浮うきがいい。

  This material is light and has good buoyancy.

• 水すい面めんに油あぶらの浮うきが見みえる。

  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.

• 浮うきが沈しずんだら、すぐに竿さおを上あげてください。

  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.

• 航こう路ろを示しめす赤あかい浮うきが沖おきに見みえる。

  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.

• 救きゅう助じょ隊たいは川かわに浮うきを投なげた。

  The rescue team threw a lifebuoy into the river.

• 子こどもはプールで浮うきにつかまっていた。

  The child was holding on to a float in the pool.