浮かぶ (うかぶ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

浮かぶ (うかぶ) means to float / to come to mind.

See example sentences below.

浮かぶ at a glance

浮かぶ

うかぶukabu

N1verb

to float / to come to mind

浮かぶうかぶukabuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to float / to come to mind

Example 1

ボートがゆっくり水に浮かんでいる。

Translation

The boat is slowly floating on the water.

Example 2

いいアイデアが突然浮かんだ。

Translation

A good idea suddenly came to mind.