Japanese symbol for “driftwood”
流木
りゅうぼく
Romaji: ryuuboku
driftwood
In Japanese, driftwood is 流木, read りゅうぼく (ryuuboku).
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Meanings
- n driftwood
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “driftwood”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浮木 | ふぼく fuboku | driftwood; floating timber |
| 漂流木 | ひょうりゅうぼく hyouryuuboku | driftwood |
| 漂流物 | ひょうりゅうぶつ hyouryuubutsu | driftwood; flotsam |
| 流れ木 | ながれぎ nagaregi | driftwood |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 流れ | ながれ nagare | flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current |
| 交流 | こうりゅう kouryuu | exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction |
| 流行 | りゅうこう ryuukou | fashion; trend; vogue |
| 流通 | りゅうつう ryuutsuu | circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution |
| 流し | ながし nagashi | sink (e.g. in a kitchen) |
| 流す | ながす nagasu | to drain; to pour; to run |
| 木材 | もくざい mokuzai | lumber; timber; wood |
| 木造 | もくぞう mokuzou | wooden; made of wood; wooden construction |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.