Kanji

漂

drift, float (on liquid)

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヒョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ただよう

Common Readings

ヒョウ, ただよ…う

Example sentences

漂う ただよう
部屋の中に花のいい香りが漂っている。

A good scent of flowers is wafting in the room.

匂い におい
コーヒーのいい匂いが部屋中に漂っている

The pleasant smell of coffee is wafting through the room.

漂流 ひょうりゅう
小さなボートが海を漂流した。

A small boat drifted on the sea.

漂着 ひょうちゃく
海岸に多くのプラスチックボトルが漂着した

Many plastic bottles washed up on the beach.

無人島 むじんとう
彼は遭難して無人島に漂着した。

He was shipwrecked and washed up on an uninhabited island.

漂泊 ひょうはく
彼は故郷を離れ、各地を漂泊する旅に出た。

He left his hometown and set out on a journey of wandering through various lands.

漂白剤 ひょうはくざい
この汚れは普通の洗剤では落ちないので、漂白剤を使いましょう。

Since this stain won't come out with regular detergent, let's use bleach.

茶渋 ちゃしぶ
茶渋は漂白剤で落とす。

Remove tea stains with bleach.

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