N2968/1725

かぶ

obsolete kanjigodan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)intransitive verb

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Meanings

  • to float, to be suspended
  • to rise to the surface, to appear, to emerge, to show up, to loom (up)
  • to come to mind, to have inspiration

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Example sentences

くもそらかんでいる

Clouds are floating in the sky.

水面すいめんかんでいた

Fallen leaves were floating on the surface of the water.

突然とつぜん、いいアイデアがあたまかんだ

Suddenly, a good idea came to mind.

彼女かのじょかお暗闇くらやみなかにぼんやりとかんでえた。

Her face appeared dimly in the darkness.

どれほどかんがえても、適切てきせつ言葉ことばかばなかった

No matter how much I thought about it, the right words just wouldn't come to me.