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浮き沈み (うきしずみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
ups and downs ; fluctuations ; vicissitudes
Used for both literal bobbing/floating and figurative ups and downs in life, business, or emotions. Often used as a noun, but can take する to describe the action of fluctuating.
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Stock prices are fluctuating daily.
Kanji 浮 floating, float, rise to surface 沈 sink, be submerged, subside Similar words 変へん 動どう 変動 is more formal and often used for economic or statistical fluctuations, while 浮き沈み has a more emotional or personal nuance.
波なみ 波 means 'wave' and can be used metaphorically for ups and downs, but 浮き沈み emphasizes the alternating rise and fall more explicitly.
Etymology Compound of 浮き (uki, 'floating') and 沈み (shizumi, 'sinking'), from the verbs 浮く (uku) and 沈む (shizumu).
