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Kanji Detail for 漂 - "to drift, to float, to bleach"

漂

  • Meaning

    漂 means "to drift, to float, to bleach."

    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.

  • Words using 漂

    • 漂流 ひょうりゅう Listen drifting; drift; being adrift
    • 漂う ただよう Listen to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent)

  • Tattoo check: 漂

    • Verified meaning: to drift, to float, to bleach
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read はなざき, ひょう)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 漂

    Given names 漂(ひょう)Listen

    Surnames 漂(はなざき)Listen

  • 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

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    hyoh(ヒョウ) ヒョウ

  • Kunyomi

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    tadayo.u(ただよ-う) ただよ-う

  • Strokes

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    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    to drift to float to bleach roam soak whirlwind wander waft bob flutter glide hover meander buoyant

Sentences including 漂

  • The boat drifted about on the sea.

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