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2 words matching 'うく' found
うく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
浮く
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Reading : うく   
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to float
2. to become merry; to be cheerful  (see also: 浮かぬ顔)
3. to become loose; to become unsteady
4. to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you); to feel out of place  (colloquialism)
5. to be frivolous; to be uncertain
6. to have (time, money, etc.) left over; to be saved (e.g. money)
7. to have no basis; to be unreliable
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 86,805 which gives a rank of 7,297
浮く is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 60,000 (about 6,480,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N2
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3759 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 15163
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
せきゆ
石油
とくしつ
特質
ひと
みず
ということである
One quality of oil is that it floats on water.
みず
いていた
しばらくする
みず
なか
しずんでしまった
The leaves that were floating on the water eventually sank down into the water.
それから
かのじょ
彼女
あおむけ
いていた

Then she was floating on her back.
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うく
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 150,000 (about 551,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 15161
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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うく is a reading of every form of the following word:
承く
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Reading : うく   
Nidan verb (lower class) with `ku' ending (archaic), transitive verb
to receive; to get; to be given  (see also: 受ける; archaic)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 29,997 which gives a rank of 72,770
承く is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 129,000 (about 820,000 results)
Example sentences:
しんたいはっぷ
身体髪膚
これ
ふぼ
父母
あえて
きしょう
毀傷
せざるは
こう
はじ
なり
Because your body, hair, and skin are what you received from your parents, you start being a good child by not damaging your own body at all.
受く
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Reading : うく   
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 200,000 (about 258,000 results)
請く
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Reading : うく   
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 137,000 (about 685,000 results)
享く
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Reading : うく   
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 153,000 (about 535,000 results)
フ   うかぶ    う to float   うかべる to launch, to refloat, to waft   うかれる to frolic   
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nourishment   
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シ   ス   こ child   
claw
スイ   みず water   
ショウ    acquiesce   うけたまわ to hear, to be told   
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サン   み    みっ three   
water ma
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スイ   みず water   
katakana 'ma'
ジュ   うける to receive, to accept   うかる to pass (an exam)    
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また again   
cover; covered   
つめ claw; fingernail   
セイ   シン   こ to beg, ask for   うける to obtain   
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セイ   ショウ   あお-    あお blue   
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シュ   ぬし    あるじ master, proprietor, owner   
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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キョウ    enjoy; receive   
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