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漂う

ただよう

Readings

ただよう

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5u, vito drift; to float
  2. 2.
    v5u, vito waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air
  3. 3.
    v5u, vito be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood)
  4. 4.
    v5u, vito wander; to walk around aimlessly
  5. 5.
    v5u, vito be unsteady; to be unstable
  6. 6.
    v5u, vito falter; to flinch; to wince
  7. 7.
    v5u, vito live in unreliable circumstances

Kanji breakdown

漂
N514 strokesGrade 8

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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漂うただよう

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

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