漂
漂

drift, float (on liquid)

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漂うただようIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #1926
1

to drift; to float

Examples
この無限の空間に漂う永遠の沈黙が私を恐怖に陥れる。
The eternal silence of these infinite spaces terrifies me.
2

to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air

3

to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood)

4

to wander; to walk around aimlessly

5

Archaic

to be unsteady; to be unstable

6

Archaic

to falter; to flinch; to wince

7

Archaic

to live in unreliable circumstances

漂流ひょうりゅうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #28923
1

drifting; drift; being adrift

Examples
その船は海を漂流した。
The boat drifted about on the sea.
漂着ひょうちゃくNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #37963
1

drifting ashore

漂泊ひょうはくNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #45684
1

roaming; drifting about; wandering

2

drifting (with the current, on the tide, etc.)

漂白ひょうはくNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #46434
1

blanching; bleaching

漂流者ひょうりゅうしゃNounFreq #54835
1

person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)

Examples
顧みられぬ無数の漂流者が家を求めてる。
A hundred billion castaways are looking for a home.
漂流物ひょうりゅうぶつNounFreq #61422
1

driftwood; flotsam

漂わすただよわすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #64606
1

to set adrift; to let loose; to cut loose

哀愁漂うあいしゅうただようExpressionFreq #72822
1

Noun or verb acting prenominally

sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic

漂白剤ひょうはくざいNounFreq #92215
1

bleaching agent; bleach

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