かぶ
ukabu

Godan Verb (bu)

1. to float; to be suspended

Intransitive
いっまい水面すいめんかんでいた。
ichimaino ochibaga suimenni ukande ita.
A fallen leaf floated on the surface of the water.
Godan Verb (bu)

2. to rise to the surface; to appear; to emerge; to show up; to loom (up)

Intransitive
かんだとおもうとまたしずむ。
ukandato omōto mata shizumu.
Now it rises, now it sinks.
Godan Verb (bu)

3. to come to mind; to have inspiration

Intransitive
週間しゅうかんあたらしいプロジェクトについてかんがえていましたが、よいかんがえがかびませんでした。
nishūkan atarashii purojekutoni tsuite kangaete imashitaga yoi kangaega ukabimasendeshita.
I had been thinking about our new project for two weeks, but I couldn't come up with a good idea.
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