Vocab Info
N1 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
漂う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, to be unsteady, to be unstable, to falter, to flinch, to wince, to live in unreliable circumstances
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
1.
to drift, to float
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
2.
to waft (e.g. a scent), to hang in the air
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
3.
to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood)
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
4.
to wander, to walk around aimlessly
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
5.
to be unsteady, to be unstable
ArchaicGodan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
6.
to falter, to flinch, to wince
ArchaicGodan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
7.
to live in unreliable circumstances
Archaic
All Forms
漂う 【ただよう】
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た
だ
よ
う
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魚たちが波のままに漂っている。
Fish are drifting along with the waves.
老後に外国を自由気ままに漂うために貯金をする。
I’m saving up so I can wander freely through different countries when I retire.
暇なので芝生に寝転んで空を漂う雲を観察しています。
With nothing else to do, I’m lying on the grass, watching the clouds float by.
夏が終わって秋が始まるが早いか、金木犀の香りが漂い始めた。
As soon as summer ended and fall began, the scent of osmanthus filled the air.
リビングには険悪な空気が漂っているとあって、自室から出たくありません。
The tension hanging in the living room is so thick you could cut it with a knife. I’d rather stay in my room.
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