Japanese symbol for “surfacing”
浮上
ふじょう
Romaji: fujou
surfacing; rising to the surface
In Japanese, surfacing is 浮上, read ふじょう (fujou).
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, vi, vs surfacing; rising to the surface
- n, vi, vs emerging; leaping into prominence
- n, vi, vs rising (of rank)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “surfacing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 舗装 | ほそう hosou | paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement |
| 顕在化 | けんざいか kenzaika | being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible |
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 |
| 以上 | いじょう ijou | not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above |
| 売り上げ | うりあげ uriage | amount sold; sales; proceeds |
| 上昇 | じょうしょう joushou | rising; ascending; climbing |
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.