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浮かぶ

うかぶ

to float

Mnemonic

The water holds it up the way a hand holds a child, and the boat sits out there all afternoon going nowhere at all. Ooh う, a cab かぶ would be quicker: うかぶ.

Built from

float
氵 water on the left, and a hand reaching down over a child on the right. Held up so it does not go under.

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