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漂

漂 — drift, float (on liquid)

On
ヒョウ
Kun
ただよう
Strokes
14
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 漂

  • 漂流ひょうりゅうdrifting; drift; being adriftCommon

    その船は海を漂流した。
    The boat drifted about on the sea.

  • 漂うただようto drift; to floatCommon

    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.

  • 漂着ひょうちゃくdrifting ashoreCommon
  • 漂白ひょうはくblanching; bleachingCommon
  • 漂白剤ひょうはくざいbleaching agent; bleachCommon
  • 漂泊ひょうはくroaming; drifting about; wanderingOccasional
  • 漂流者ひょうりゅうしゃperson adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)Rare
  • 漂流物ひょうりゅうぶつdriftwood; flotsamRare
  • 漂流船ひょうりゅうせんdrifting shipRare
  • 漂流記ひょうりゅうきcastaway story (e.g. Robinson Crusoe); drifter's adventure taleRare
  • 漂流難民ひょうりゅうなんみんboat peopleRare
  • 無漂白むひょうはくunbleached (e.g. flour)Rare
  • 漂白液ひょうはくえきbleaching solutionRare
  • 酸素系漂白剤さんそけいひょうはくざいoxygen bleachRare
  • 哀愁漂うあいしゅうただようsorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholicRare
  • 塩素系漂白剤えんそけいひょうはくざいchlorine bleachRare
  • 漂泊者ひょうはくしゃvagabondRare
  • 漂わすただよわすto set adrift; to let loose; to cut looseRare
  • 漂砂ひょうさdrift sandRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 28 words that use 漂.

  • 漂流 ひょうりゅう drifting; drift; being adrift
  • 漂う ただよう to drift; to float
  • 漂着 ひょうちゃく drifting ashore
  • 漂白 ひょうはく blanching; bleaching
  • 漂白剤 ひょうはくざい bleaching agent; bleach

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