漂: Drift; Float (on Liquid)Kanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ヒョウ
- Kun'yomi
- ただよ(う)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 29 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ヒョウ)
- 漂流ひょうりゅうdrifting; drift
- 漂泊ひょうはくroaming; drifting about
- 漂白ひょうはくblanching; bleaching
- 漂白剤ひょうはくざいbleaching agent; bleach
- 漂着ひょうちゃくdrifting ashore
- 塩素系漂白剤えんそけいひょうはくざいchlorine bleach
- 浮漂ふひょうfloating
- 漂動ひょうどうdrift (e.g. in frequency)
- 漂失ひょうしつdrifting away (and going lost)
- 漂母皮形成ひょうぼかわけいせいwrinkled hands from being in water; washerwoman's hands
- 漂泊者ひょうはくしゃvagabond
- 漂流木ひょうりゅうぼくdriftwood
- 漂流物ひょうりゅうぶつdriftwood; flotsam
- 漂流者ひょうりゅうしゃperson adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
- 漂流船ひょうりゅうせんdrifting ship
- 漂流記ひょうりゅうきcastaway story (e.g. Robinson Crusoe); drifter's adventure tale
- 漂流難民ひょうりゅうなんみんboat people
- 漂浪ひょうろうwandering
- 漂漂ひょうひょうbuoyantly; airily
- 漂然ひょうぜんcasually; aimlessly
- 漂石ひょうせきglacial erratic; erratic boulder
- 漂砂ひょうさdrift sand
- 漂鳥ひょうちょうwandering bird
- 酸素系漂白剤さんそけいひょうはくざいoxygen bleach
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 漂うただようto drift; to float
- 哀愁漂うあいしゅうただようsorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
- 漂わすただよわすto set adrift; to let loose
Other readings
- 漂々ひょうひょうbuoyantly; airily
- 漂木ひるぎmangrove (of family Rhizophoraceae)
Kanji that often appear with 漂
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