表層形
泛ぼう
ウカボー
動詞
泛ぼう (ウカボー)
Ukabou · うかぼー — to float, to be suspended; to rise to the surface, to appear, to emerge, to show up, to loom (up); to come to mind, to have inspiration
Other ways to say “to float” in Japanese →
泛ぼう in rōmaji: ukabou, also spelled ukabo.
動詞
一般
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📝 浮かぶ 🔤 五段-バ行 📐 意志推量形
Updated: 2026年8月10日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
泛ぼう
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
浮かぶ
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| 読み (Reading) |
ウカボー
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-バ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
意志推量形
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
泛ぼう
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| 読み・基本形 |
ウカブ
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| 表記・基本形 |
泛ぶ
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| 見出し語の読み |
ウカブ
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💡 English Meaning
泛ぼう means “to float, to be suspended; to rise to the surface, to appear, to emerge, to show up, to loom (up); to come to mind, to have inspiration” — full definition & examples →
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Reading & Info
ウカボー
Lemma: 浮かぶ
動詞一般**
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⚡ 五段 (Godan/U-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
浮かびます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
浮かんで
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| 過去形 (Past) |
浮かんだ
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
浮かばない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
浮かびましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
浮かべる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
浮かばれる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
浮かばせる
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動詞 (verbs) come at the end of a Japanese sentence. They conjugate for tense, politeness, negation, and mood — this entry shows the base (dictionary) form.
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (泛ぼう) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (浮かぶ) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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