Kanji Detail for 漂 - "drift, float, wander"

漂

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
漂 means "drift, float, wander."
1. Drift - To float without direction.
2. Float - To rest on the surface of water.
3. Wander - To move without a fixed destination.
4. Bleach - To whiten by exposure.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

drift; float (on liquid)

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

float, drift; tossed about

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to float; to drift

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to drift, to float; to be tossed about; bleach

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

To float. As in 漂流 (to drift), 漂泊 (to wander). | Same as 飄. To blow. (Book of Odes) "The wind blows upon you." | To beat silk floss in water. | To wash in water to remove coarse material and keep the fine is called 漂. Pigments washed clean are called 漂淨. | Using chemicals to remove color from silk or cloth to make it pure white is called 漂白 (bleaching). Also abbreviated as 漂.
Onyomi

hyoh(ひょう)
Kunyomi

sara.su(さらす)

tadayo.u(ただよう)
Strokes

14 strokes
Radical

水氵氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)
Related Keywords
drift float wander roam bleach whiten flow glide hover meander stray aimless vagrant ethereal gentle peaceful serene transient nomadic