う
浮
　
き
しず
沈
　
み

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. ups and downs, bobbing up and down, rising and falling, ebbing and flowing.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
う
浮
　
き
しず
沈
　
み
 浮き沈み うきしずみ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

floating, float, rise to surface
う.く　フ　うき (7th, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
sincere, nourish, encase
フ　たまご　はぐく.む (Kentei 1)
paw radical
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ　シ　ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ　さとる (8th, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
sink, be submerged, subside
しず.む　チン　ジン (7th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
to move on, doubtful
イン　ユ　おこた.る
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)