浮子
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to float | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
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simp. and trad. (浮子) |
浮 | 子 |
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浮子
- (colloquial) float (object attached to a fishing line)
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Etymology 1 edit
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浮 | 子 |
Grade: S | Grade: 1 |
irregular |
A shift in meaning from 網端 (aba, “the edge of a fishing net”), from the way that floats or weights are attached to the edge of a net.[1][2]
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浮 | 子 |
う(き) Grade: S |
こ Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Compound of 浮き (uki, “floating; floater”) + 子 (ko, “small thing”).[1]
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浮 | 子 |
Grade: S | Grade: 1 |
irregular |
The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 浮く (uku, “to float”).[1][2]
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- a float used in fishing
- a fishnet float
- a buoy
- a float in a tank or other container, used to determine the level of liquid
- a float used for safety or rescue, to keep a person from drowning
- the areas between the scutes on a tortoiseshell
- (Noh theater) singing in a higher tone than the previous melody
- (puppeteer jargon) a boat, a ship
Etymology 4 edit
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浮 | 子 |
Grade: S | Grade: 1 |
irregular |
The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 浮ける (ukeru, “to make something float”).[1][2]
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- a float used in fishing
- a fishnet float
- a float used for safety or rescue, to keep a person from drowning
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Etymology 5 edit
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浮 | 子 |
ふ Grade: S |
し Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 浮子 (MC bjuw tsiX).