Vocab Info

N2 る-verb, Transitive verb

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

    Dictionary Definition

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    1. る-verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to float, to set afloat, to launch

    2. る-verb, Transitive verb

      2.

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

    3. る-verb, Transitive verb

      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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