Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to float.
  2. to become merry, to be cheerful.
  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.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
浮く うく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

floating, float, rise to surface
う.く フ うき (7th, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
sincere, nourish, encase
フ たまご はぐく.む (Kentei 1)
paw radical
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ シ ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ さとる (8th, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)