浮く

Meaning

1. v5kvi
   to float
2. v5kvi
   to become merry; to be cheerful
3. v5kvi
   to become loose; to become unsteady
4. v5kvi
   to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you); to feel out of place
5. v5kvi
   to be frivolous; to be uncertain
6. v5kvi
   to have (time, money, etc.) left over; to be saved (e.g. money)
7. v5kvi
   to have no basis; to be unreliable

Example sentences

• 木は浮くが鉄は沈む。

  Wood floats, but iron sinks.

• 木は水に浮く。

  Wood floats in water.

• 彼は浮くことさえできない。まして泳げない。

  He can't even float let alone swim.