浮かれる|うかれるukareru[0]heiban (flat)
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- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto make merry; to be festive
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 浮かれる(うかれる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 浮かれます(うかれます) |
| Negative (nai) | 浮かれない(うかれない) |
| polite (masen) | 浮かれません(うかれません) |
| classical zu / nu | 浮かれず・浮かれぬ(うかれず・うかれぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 浮かれた(うかれた) |
| polite (mashita) | 浮かれました(うかれました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 浮かれなかった(うかれなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 浮かれませんでした(うかれませんでした) |
| Te form | 浮かれて(うかれて) |
| Potential | 浮かれられる(うかれられる) |
| Passive | 浮かれられる(うかれられる) |
| Causative | 浮かれさせる(うかれさせる) |
| Causative passive | 浮かれさせられる(うかれさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 浮かれれば(うかれれば) |
| tara | 浮かれたら(うかれたら) |
| Volitional | 浮かれよう(うかれよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 浮かれましょう(うかれましょう) |
| Imperative | 浮かれろ(うかれろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related小躍りこおどりNeutralDescribes the physical movement of delight — jumping or dancing for joy — which makes it more vivid than 「浮かれる」.
- Related喜ぶよろこぶNeutralThe most common everyday word for being glad; it focuses on the feeling of joy itself and, unlike 「浮かれる」, has no hint of getting carried away.
- Related雀躍じゃくやくWrittenA formal written word that is rarely used; it appears as 「雀躍する」 and often in 「欣喜雀躍」, and centers on the joy itself.
- Antonym沈むしずむNeutralSpirits sink and the mood turns low and subdued — the direct opposite of the high-spirited 「浮かれる」.
- Antonym憂鬱になるNeutralTo become melancholy and gloomy — the opposite of the floating-on-air giddiness of 「浮かれる」.
Use 「浮かれる」 when you are so happy you get carried away; it often has a slightly frivolous ring, as in 「祭り気分に浮かれる」. For plain gladness pick 「喜ぶ」, and for dancing or jumping for joy, 「小躍り」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


