Vocab Info

N2 る-verb, Transitive verb

()かべるto float, to express, to look (sad, glad), to think, to imagine, to remember

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    1. る-verb, Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to float, to set afloat, to launch

      2. 2.

        to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.)

      3. 3.

        to recall, to call to mind, to imagine, to think of

    All Forms

    浮かべる 【うかべる】浮べる 【うかべる】泛かべる 【うかべる】泛べる 【うかべる】

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    Examples

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      バスタブにバラの(はな)びらを()かべました

      I floated rose petals in the bathtub.

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      七年(ななねん)(まえ)()くなった祖母(そぼ)記憶(きおく)()かべる

      I recall the memory of my grandmother who passed away seven years ago.

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      被告人(ひこくにん)が、法廷(ほうてい)(くち)もとに(うす)(わら)いを()かべています。

      The defendant is showing a faint smile in the courtroom.

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      ()(もの)(つめ)たく(たも)つには、()(もの)(こおり)()かべねばならない。

      In order to keep the drinks cold, you must float ice in them.

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      失敗(しっぱい)した経験(けいけん)(こころ)()かべない(かぎ)、また(おな)(あやま)ちを()(かえ)すだろう。

      Unless you recall your past failures, you are likely to repeat the same mistakes.

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