What is '浮いている' called in English?

'浮いている' in English is called "Floating". Floating refers to: 液体や空気の表面に沈まずに浮かんでいる様子を表す形容詞。

How do you pronounce 'Floating' and '浮いている'?

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What is an example sentence for Floating in Japanese?

English: "The boat was gently floating on the calm lake." | Japanese: "ボートは穏やかな湖面に静かに浮かんでいた。"

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floating Meaning in Japanese (floating 英語意味)

adjective浮いている

verb浮かぶ

浮いている in English:floating

Phonetic:ういている

Quick Answer • 要約

floating の日本語の意味は「浮いている, 浮かぶ」です。 (液体や空気の表面に沈まずに浮かんでいる様子を表す形容詞。)

Definitions of Floating

1
adjective
浮いている
Describing something that rests on the surface of a liquid or in the air without sinking.
液体や空気の表面に沈まずに浮かんでいる様子を表す形容詞。
2
verb
浮かぶ
The act of moving or hovering lightly and freely in the air or on a liquid.
空気中や液体の上を軽やかに自由に漂う、または動く動詞。

Example Sentences

“The boat was gently floating on the calm lake.”

ボートは穏やかな湖面に静かに浮かんでいた。

“She saw a feather floating in the air.”

彼女は空中に浮かんでいる羽を見た。

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Synonyms (類語)

In English:

buoyantdrifting suspended

Antonyms (対義語)

In English:

sinking submerged

Inflected Word Forms

infinitivefloat

third person singularfloats

past tensefloated

agent nounfloater

adverbfloatingly

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

floating marketcollocation

A market where goods are sold from boats, typically in Southeast Asia.

floating votercollocation

A person who has not yet decided which way to vote in an election.

floating ratecollocation

An interest rate that changes over time according to an index or market conditions.

floating Meaning in Japanese (floating 英語 意味)