桟橋

さんばし さんきょう さん ばし

wharf, bridge, jetty, pier

浮き橋

うきはし うききょう

floating bridge, pontoon bridge

天の浮橋

あまのうきはし

Ama no Ukihashi (the heavenly floating bridge; by which gods are said to descend from the heavens to the earth)

浮き浮き

うきうき ウキウキ

cheerful, buoyant, cheery, lighthearted

桟

えつり さん

frame (i.e. of a sliding door)

浮き

うき

float (fishing), buoy

桟道

さんどう

plank road, corduroy

桟俵

さんだわら

straw lid covering either end of a rice container

桟戸

さんど

batten door, battened door, ledged door, strong door with crosspieces placed on the reverse side

桟敷

さじき さんじき

reviewing stand, box, gallery

桟竹

えつりだけ

sheathing (under thatched roofing)

桟瓦

さんがわら

pantile

浮き世

うきよ ふせい

fleeting life, this transient world, sad world

浮き名

うきな

rumour (of two people having a love affair), rumor, gossip (about two people being involved), scandal

浮き荷

うきに

flotsam

浮き実

うきみ

soup garnish

浮き足

うきあし

standing on the balls of the feet, unsteady step, unstable stance

浮き輪

うきわ

swim ring, (rubber) swimming ring, life buoy, life belt, float

浮き巣

うきす

floating nest