How to say float in Japanese

フロートFUROOTO☆

noun:

  • float; raft; pontoon
  • float (beverage with ice cream on top)
  • float (finance)

Example Sentences

川越kawagoeのno山車dashiはha、いわゆるiwayuru鉾山車hokodashiとto呼ばれるyobareru形katachiでde、車輪sharinがga3つ3tsu、もしくはmoshikuha4つ4tsu付いていますtsuiteimasu。
The Kawagoe festival float has the shape of what's called a hoko float. It has three, or four, wheels attached.
彼kareはha浮くukuことkotoさえsaeできないdekinai。ましてmashite泳げないoyogenai。
He can't even float let alone swim.
彼kareはha宇宙uchuuをwo遊泳yuueiしたshita最初のsaishono人間ningenだったdatta。
He was the first man to float in space.
石ishiはha浮かないukanai。
A stone does not float.
私watashiはha若いwakai時toki、よくyoku筏ikadaでde川kawaをwo下ったkudattaものmonoだda。
In my youth we used to float down the river on a raft.

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