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.
This material is light and has good buoyancy.
You can see oil floating on the surface of the water.
fishing float; bobber
A small float attached to fishing line to show the position of the bait or signal a bite.
When the bobber sinks, lift the rod right away.
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.
A red buoy marking the route is visible offshore.
This wood floats well, so it's used for fishing equipment.
I attached a float to the fishing line and cast it into the river.
The float suddenly sank, so I pulled the rod.
The child who couldn't swim was holding onto the float.
浮力 is the technical term for buoyant force, while 浮き describes the everyday sense of an object floating or staying afloat.
ブイ is the common loanword for a marker buoy at sea, while 浮き is a broader native word covering fishing floats, buoys, and swimming floats alike.
浮き輪 specifically means a ring-shaped swimming float or lifebuoy, while 浮き is the more general term that can also mean a fishing float or buoy.
Used for small floating devices or floats; if referring to the abstract idea of buoyancy, no counter is natural.
cheerfully; buoyantly; in high spirits
relief; embossed carving · bringing to the fore; highlighting; throwing into relief
ups and downs; fluctuations; vicissitudes
rise to the surface; surface · stand out; be conspicuous
float; rise to the surface · stand out; be conspicuous · be alienated; be left out
flotation device; life buoy; swimming float · swim bladder; air bladder
be enlivened; be exhilarated; be in high spirits · stand out; contrast
swim ring; life buoy
romantic rumor; scandalous talk; love-affair gossip · bad reputation; ill fame
Standard common spelling for the noun うき, covering buoyancy and floating objects.
Rare kanji form given; most learners should use 浮き.
Rare kanji form given; mainly useful for recognition or lookup.
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.
soup garnish
sleeping in a ship · sleeping on the water's surface (of a bird) · restless sleep · casually sleeping together (e.g. unmarried couple)
floating nest
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
floating tile; unused tile; tile not part of a meld
glass float; fishing float · ball in flight; lofted ball
floating weed; duckweed · greater duckweed; Spirodela polyrhiza · precarious; unstable; drifting
flotsam
standing on tiptoe; unsteady step · restlessness; unsettled state; readiness to flee · high volatility; severe fluctuation