漂 — kanji meaning “drift”
漂
drift, float (on liquid)
- Meanings
- drift, float (on liquid)
- On'yomi
- ヒョウ (hyou)
- Kun'yomi
- ただよ.う
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1492 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- piāo, piǎo, piào — Chinese character page
Words with 漂
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 漂う | ただよう tadayou | to drift; to float |
| 漂流 | ひょうりゅう hyouryuu | drifting; drift; being adrift |
| 漂白 | ひょうはく hyouhaku | blanching; bleaching |
| 漂着 | ひょうちゃく hyouchaku | drifting ashore |
| 漂泊 | ひょうはく hyouhaku | roaming; drifting about; wandering |
| 漂白剤 | ひょうはくざい hyouhakuzai | bleaching agent; bleach |
| 漂わす | ただよわす tadayowasu | to set adrift; to let loose; to cut loose |
| 漂砂 | ひょうさ hyousa | drift sand |
| 漂泊者 | ひょうはくしゃ hyouhakusha | vagabond |
| 漂流木 | ひょうりゅうぼく hyouryuuboku | driftwood |
| 漂々 | ひょうひょう hyouhyou | buoyantly; airily; with a light heart |
| 漂失 | ひょうしつ hyoushitsu | drifting away (and going lost) |
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