浮子

Chinese

		to float	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (浮子)		浮	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fúzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˊ ˙ㄗ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fúzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fúzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: fu²-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: fú-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fwu.tzy
    • Palladius: фуцзы (fuczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

Noun

浮子

1. (colloquial) float (object attached to a fishing line)

Synonyms

• 漂兒／漂儿 (piāor)
• 浮漂 (fúpiāo)
• 魚漂／鱼漂 (yúpiāo)
• 漁漂／渔漂 (yúpiāo)

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.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あ​ば [áꜜbà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ba̠]

Noun

浮子(あば) • (aba) 

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

Synonyms

• (weight): 錘(おもり) (omori)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 浮子(あば)方(かた), 網(あ)端(ば)肩(かた) (abakata): the upper portion of a fishing net to which floats are attached
• 浮子(あば)木(ぎ), 網(あ)端(ば)木(ぎ) (abagi): a piece of wood used as a float on the edge of a fishing net

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝkʲiko̞]

Noun

浮(うき)子(こ) • (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”).

Alternative forms

• 浮き (more common), 泛子

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うき [ùkí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝkʲi]

Noun

浮子(うき) • (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”).

Alternative forms

• 浮け (more common), 泛子

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うけ [ùké] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝke̞]

Noun

浮子(うけ) • (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

Derived terms

• 浮子(うけ)船(ぶね) (ukebune): a boat left attached to the line of a fishing net to show the location

Etymology 5

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

From Middle Chinese 浮子 (MC bjuw tsiX).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふ​し [fúꜜshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

浮(ふ)子(し) • (fushi) 

1. a float used in fishing