浮き牌 | Shirabe

浮き牌うきはい

Noun

English jmdict

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) mahjong floating tile;unused tile;tile not part of a meld

Common Godan Intransitive

English jmdict

Godan verb with 'ku' endingintransitive verb to float

それから彼女はあおむけに浮いていた。

Then she was floating on her back.

Godan verb with 'ku' endingintransitive verb to become merry;to be cheerful

See also: 浮かぬ顔 (うかぬかお)

Godan verb with 'ku' endingintransitive verb to become loose;to become unsteady

Godan verb with 'ku' endingintransitive verb colloquial to feel out of it;to be cut off (e.g. from those around you);to feel out of place

若者ばかりのそのコンサート会場で、おじさんの私はすっかり周りから浮いていた。

Being at the concert hall full of young kids made an old duffer like me feel out of tune.

Godan verb with 'ku' endingintransitive verb to be frivolous;to be uncertain

Godan verb with 'ku' endingintransitive verb to have (time, money, etc.) left over;to be saved (e.g. money)

Godan verb with 'ku' endingintransitive verb to have no basis;to be unreliable