漂 – drift, float (on liquid)

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The kanji 漂 means drift, float (on liquid). Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ヒョウ (hyou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ただよ.う (tadayou). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ヒョウ	hyou
Kun’yomi	ただよ.う	tadayou

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 水 (Kangxi radical 85). Components: 示・二・小・汁・西.

Words using 漂

漂うただようto drift

Example sentences

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.

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Kanji with the same radical

決法治派済活海求水減演流沢消準渡

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