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浮く is an exact match with one form of the following word:
浮く
BOOST
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)
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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
BOOST
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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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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   
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