浮ぶ (うかぶ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

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

See example sentences below.

浮ぶ at a glance

浮ぶ

うかぶukabu

N2verb

to float / to come to mind

浮ぶうかぶukabuN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to float / to come to mind

Example 1

池に木の葉が浮ぶ。

Translation

A leaf is floating on the pond.

Example 2

いいアイデアが浮んだ。

Translation

A good idea came to mind.