浮揚|ふようfuyou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbfloating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)
Conjugation
Dictionary form浮揚する(ふようする)
Polite (masu)浮揚します(ふようします)
Negative (nai)浮揚しない(ふようしない)
polite (masen)浮揚しません(ふようしません)
classical zu / nu浮揚せず・浮揚せぬ(ふようせず・ふようせぬ)
Past (ta)浮揚した(ふようした)
polite (mashita)浮揚しました(ふようしました)
Past negative (nakatta)浮揚しなかった(ふようしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)浮揚しませんでした(ふようしませんでした)
Te form浮揚して(ふようして)
Potential浮揚できる(ふようできる)
Passive浮揚される(ふようされる)
Causative浮揚させる(ふようさせる)
Causative passive浮揚させられる(ふようさせられる)
Conditional (ba)浮揚すれば(ふようすれば)
tara浮揚したら(ふようしたら)
Volitional浮揚しよう(ふようしよう)
polite (mashou)浮揚しましょう(ふようしましょう)
Imperative浮揚しろ(ふようしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym浮動ふどうWrittenWritten word for drifting or fluctuating position, as in 「浮動票」; 「浮揚」 means rising upward.
  • Related浮き上がるうきあがるNeutralA verb for floating up, standing out, or being alienated; 「浮揚」 is a written noun that also covers lifting the economy.
  • Related浮かび上がるうかびあがるNeutralA verb for rising to the surface or coming into view; 「浮揚」 leans toward rising by buoyancy.
  • Related浮遊ふゆうWrittenWritten word for drifting or suspension, as in 「浮遊物」; 「浮揚」 leans toward rising upward.
  • Related浮上ふじょうWrittenWritten word for surfacing or rising in rank; 「浮揚」 leans toward buoyant rising and lifting up (e.g. the economy).
  • Related浮くうくCasualColloquial verb for floating or for money being saved; 「浮揚」 is the more written choice.
  • Related浮かせるうかせるNeutralTransitive verb for making something float or saving on costs, as in 「経費を浮かせる」; 「浮揚」 leans toward buoyant lifting.
  • Antonym沈降ちんこうWrittenWritten word for land subsiding or matter settling; the opposite of 「浮揚」's upward floating.
  • Antonym沈没ちんぼつNeutralShips and the like sinking under the water; opposed to 「浮揚」 in the direction of rising vs sinking.

In written or formal prose, 「浮揚」 covers floating up and buoying up the economy, as in 「景気浮揚策」. Use 「浮上」 or 「浮かび上がる」 for surfacing, 「浮遊」 for drifting, and colloquial 「浮く」 for floating; the opposite is 「沈没」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 空中くうちゅうにうかびあがること。うかびあがらせること。
  2. 沈滞ちんたいしているものに活気かっきを与あたえること。
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