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Meanings
Noun
1. floating; buoyancy
2. fishing float; bobber
3. buoy
4. lifebuoy; life belt; float; rubber ring
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (27 in total)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
floating nest
bubble float (angling); bobber
floating weed; greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza); precarious; unstable
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
rumour (of a love affair); rumor; romance; (arch.) bad reputation
drifting cloud; floating cloud; instability
pumice stone; loose rock; loose stone; floating group (in the game of go); group without a base
floating boat
standing on the balls of the feet; unsteady step; being unsettled; being restless; high volatility (in the market); severe fluctuation
floating on one's back
wavering; unsteady; floating hip throw (judo)
floating dock
floating pier
sleeping in a ship; sleeping on the surface of the water (of a bird); restless sleep; casually sleeping together (e.g. unmarried couple)
bubble float (angling); bobber
bubble float (angling); bobber
flotsam
prone float; dead-man's float
fish which lives close to the surface
brocade
fishing float; bobber
floating foundation
soup garnish