- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  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

Conjugation — Verb (godan-bu)

Dictionary form (ukabu)
Polite (ukabimasu)
Past, plain (ukanda)
Past, polite (ukabimashita)
Negative, plain (ukabanai)
Negative, polite (ukabimasen)
Past negative, plain (ukabanakatta)
Past negative, polite (ukabimasendeshita)
Te-form (ukande)
Potential (ukaberu)
Volitional (ukabou)
Conditional (―ba) (ukabeba)
Passive (ukabareru)
Causative (ukabaseru)
Imperative (ukabe)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

A fallen leaf floated on the surface of the water.
Now it rises, now it sinks.
I had been thinking about our new project for two weeks, but I couldn't come up with a good idea.