float in Japanese
float in Japanese is 浮き, 浮揚物, 左官鏝 — float means to rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
float in Japanese
浮き
Pronounced: uki
A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
浮揚物
A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
左官鏝
A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
鏝
Pronounced: kote
A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
フロート
Pronounced: furōto
A soft beverage with a scoop of ice cream floating in it.
浮かぶ
Pronounced: ukabu
漂う
Pronounced: tadayō
浮く
Pronounced: uku
浮かべる
Pronounced: ukaberu
(transitive) To cause something to be suspended in a fluid of greater density.
浮かぶ
Pronounced: ukabu
(intransitive) To be capable of floating.
浮く
Pronounced: uku
(intransitive) To be capable of floating.
浮く
Pronounced: uku
(transitive) To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft.
浮遊
Pronounced: fuyuu
(transitive) To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft.
漂う
Pronounced: tadayō
(transitive) To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft.
漂流する
(transitive) To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft.
飛ぶ
Pronounced: tobu
(transitive) To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft.
浮かぶ
Pronounced: ukabu
(transitive) To propose (an idea) for consideration.
超える
Pronounced: koeru
(transitive, finance) To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.
What does "float" mean?
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verb To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
"A cork will float in a bowl of water."
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verb To drift gently through the air.
"Clouds floated lazily across the summer sky."
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verb To suggest an idea for people to consider.
"Could I float a suggestion about changing our meeting time?"
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verb To sell a company's shares to the public for the first time on a stock exchange.
"The family business plans to float on the stock market next year."
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float in a sentence
- A cork will float in a bowl of water.
- Wood floats because it is less dense than water.
- Clouds floated lazily across the summer sky.
- The smell of fresh bread floated through the open window.
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What is "float" in Japanese?
"float" in Japanese is 浮き, 浮揚物, 左官鏝. float means: To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
How do you pronounce 浮き?
"float" in Japanese is 浮き, pronounced "uki".
How do you use "float" in a sentence?
Example: "A cork will float in a bowl of water." In Japanese, "float" is 浮き, 浮揚物, 左官鏝.
Are there other ways to say "float" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 13 translations listed for "float": 浮き, 浮揚物, 左官鏝, 鏝, フロート, 浮かぶ.
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