浮かれる

• 読み: うかれる
• ローマ字: ukareru
• 漢字の分解: 浮 (u/fu) — float, rise; かれる — okurigana (Group 2 verb)
• 発音: /ɯ.ka.ɾe.ɾɯ/

意味

To be in high spirits; to be elated; to be carried away by excitement. Describes a state of giddy, floating exhilaration.

A Group 2 (ichidan) verb conjugated by dropping る and adding the appropriate ending. It suggests a lightness — almost a loss of groundedness — brought on by excitement or celebration. While it can describe genuine joy, it often carries a mildly cautionary nuance: one who 浮かれる too easily may lose focus or make poor decisions. Common in informal and narrative contexts.

例文

1. 昇進が決まって、彼はすっかり浮かれてしまい仕事が手につかなかった。
2. 夏祭りの前日になると、子どもたちは浮かれて眠れなくなる。
3. ちょっとした成功に浮かれる前に、次の課題を見据えることが大切だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, celebrations, workplace, narrative writing

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From classical Japanese. Related to 浮く (uku, to float). Suggests the metaphor of one's emotions 'floating' upward, becoming light and giddy with excitement, losing the solid footing of calm judgement.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal