JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 漂: "drift, float (on liquid)"
The kanji 漂 means "drift, float (on liquid)". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ヒョウ in on'yomi and ただよ.う in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヒョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ただよ.う
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | drift, float (on liquid) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1492 of 2,501 |
Common words with 漂
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 漂うto drift; to float · to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air
- 漂流drifting; drift; being adrift
- 漂着drifting ashore
- 漂泊roaming; drifting about; wandering · drifting (with the current, on the tide, etc.)
- 漂白blanching; bleaching
- 漂流者person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
- 漂流物driftwood; flotsam
- 漂わすto set adrift; to let loose; to cut loose
- 哀愁漂うsorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
- 漂白剤bleaching agent; bleach
- 漂浪wandering
- 漂流船drifting ship
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