Entry
  1. Noun

    sleeping in a ship

  2. sleeping on the surface of the water (of a bird)

  3. restless sleep

  4. casually sleeping together (e.g. unmarried couple)

Also written 浮寝【うきね】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

floating, float, rise to surface

Kun
う.くう.かれるう.かぶう.かべる
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
776 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 30

Built from

Used in names as

うき

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-7, 1-3-6SKIP code
3a6.11The Kanji Dictionary
3214.7Four corner code
347deroo
6d6eUnicode hex code
1-41-66JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2575Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3159New Nelson (John Haig)
435New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
522Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
319Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
393Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
730Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
787Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1047A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1069Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
991Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17487XMorohashi
1752A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
938Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
968Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
684Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1359Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
820Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1197Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
738Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fu2Pinyin reading
buKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
30WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

lie down, sleep, rest, bed, remain unsold

Kun
ね.るね.かすい.ぬみたまやや.める
On
シン
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1034 of 2500
Radical
roof
WaniKani
Level 22

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-3-10SKIP code
3m10.1The Kanji Dictionary
3014.7Four corner code
767deroo
5bddUnicode hex code
1-31-18JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1326Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1353New Nelson (John Haig)
2329New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2925Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1503Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2034Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1150Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1233Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1079A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1976Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
918Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7278PMorohashi
1441A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1079Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1127Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
473Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1620Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
127Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
493Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1158Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qin3Pinyin reading
chimKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
22WaniKani level