浮子

Chinese
to float
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad.
(浮子)		 浮 子

Pronunciation

Noun

浮子

  1. (colloquial) float (object attached to a fishing line)

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
浮 子
Grade: S Grade: 1
irregular

A shift in meaning from 網端 (aba, “the edge of a fishing net”), from the way that floats or weights are attached to the edge of a net.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

浮子(あば) • (aba) 

  1. a fishnet float
  2. (less common) a fishnet weight
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
浮 子
う(き)
Grade: S		 こ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Compound of 浮き (uki, “floating; floater”) +‎ 子 (ko, “small thing”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝkʲiko̞]

Noun

浮(うき)子(こ) • (ukiko) 

  1. (uncommon) a fishnet float

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
浮 子
Grade: S Grade: 1
irregular

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 浮く (uku, “to float”).[1][2]

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

浮子(うき) • (uki) 

  1. a float used in fishing
  2. a fishnet float
  3. a buoy
  4. a float in a tank or other container, used to determine the level of liquid
  5. a float used for safety or rescue, to keep a person from drowning
  6. the areas between the scutes on a tortoiseshell
  7. (Noh theater) singing in a higher tone than the previous melody
  8. (puppeteer jargon) a boat, a ship

Etymology 4
Kanji in this term
浮 子
Grade: S Grade: 1
irregular

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 浮ける (ukeru, “to make something float”).[1][2]

Alternative forms
  • 浮け (more common), 泛子

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) うけ [ùké] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝke̞]

Noun

浮子(うけ) • (uke) 

  1. a float used in fishing
  2. a fishnet float
  3. a float used for safety or rescue, to keep a person from drowning
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 浮子(うけ)船(ぶね) (ukebune): a boat left attached to the line of a fishing net to show the location

Etymology 5
Kanji in this term
浮 子
ふ
Grade: S		 し
Grade: 1
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 浮子 (MC bjuw tsiX).

Pronunciation

Noun

浮(ふ)子(し) • (fushi) 

  1. a float used in fishing

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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