浮き

浮うき

uki

1. float

2. buoyancy

The term '浮き' is often used in contexts related to water and fishing, where it refers to a device that floats on the surface.

湖みずうみに浮うきが浮うかんでいる。

Mizuumi ni uki ga ukande iru.

A float is floating on the lake.

彼かれは浮うきのように軽かろやかに泳およぐ。

Kare wa uki no you ni karoyaka ni oyogu.

He swims lightly like a float.

浮力 (furyoku)

buoyancy

浮く (uku)

to float