浮子

Chinese

to float
 
child; son; (noun suff.); small thing; midnight; 11 p.m.-1 a.m.; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch
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 (hiragana あば, rōmaji aba)

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

Noun

浮子 (hiragana うきこ, rōmaji 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]

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)

Alternative forms

  • 浮き (more common), 泛子

Noun

浮子 (hiragana うき, rōmaji 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]

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)

Alternative forms

  • 浮け (more common), 泛子

Noun

浮子 (hiragana うけ, rōmaji 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

Etymology 5

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

From Middle Chinese 浮子 (MC bɨu t͡sɨX).

Pronunciation

Noun

浮子 (hiragana ふし, rōmaji fushi)

  1. a float used in fishing

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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