- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common
  1. 1. [v5b, vi] to float; to be suspended
  2. 2. [v5b, vi] to rise to the surface; to appear; to emerge; to show up; to loom (up)
  3. 3. [v5b, vi] to come to mind; to have inspiration

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

1 mai no ochiba ga suimen ni uka ndeita .
A fallen leaf floated on the surface of the water.
uka ndato omou tomata shizumu .
Now it rises, now it sinks.
2 shuukan atarashii purojiekuto nitsuite kangae teimashitaga , yoi kangae ga uka bimasendeshita .
I had been thinking about our new project for two weeks, but I couldn't come up with a good idea.