Japanese symbol for “buoyancy”
浮力
ふりょく
Romaji: furyoku
buoyancy; floating power
In Japanese, buoyancy is 浮力, read ふりょく (furyoku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n buoyancy; floating power
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “buoyancy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浮き | うき uki | floating; buoyancy |
| 浮揚 | ふよう fuyou | floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy |
| 浮揚力 | ふようりょく fuyouryoku | buoyancy; flotage; floatage |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浮気 | うわき uwaki | extramarital sex; affair; fooling around |
| 浮かぶ | うかぶ ukabu | to float; to be suspended |
| 浮上 | ふじょう fujou | surfacing; rising to the surface |
| 浮かべる | うかべる ukaberu | to float; to set afloat; to launch |
| 浮き彫り | うきぼり ukibori | relief; embossed carving |
| 浮世絵 | うきよえ ukiyoe | ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print |
| 協力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | cooperation; collaboration; help |
| 能力 | のうりょく nouryoku | ability; faculty |
See also: Chinese symbol for “buoyancy”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.