Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb

    to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

    母は目に涙を浮かべて私を見た。
    Mother looked at me with tears in her eyes.

Also written 涙をうかべる【なみだをうかべる】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tears, sympathy

Kun
なみだ
On
ルイレイ
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1381 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 44

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
3a7.21The Kanji Dictionary
3313.4Four corner code
363deroo
6d99Unicode hex code
1-46-62JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2569Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3154New Nelson (John Haig)
440New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
528Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
324Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
399Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1082Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1163Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1360A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1062Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1200Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17573PMorohashi
1916A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1239Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1305Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
687Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1361Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1081Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1201Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1091Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lei4Pinyin reading
ruKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
44WaniKani level
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