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漂う

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 漂う

だよ
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #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

Kanji in this Word

14 strokes
Frequency: 1492
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

drift
float (on liquid)

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヒョウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ただよ.う
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