Vocab Info

N1 う-verb (う), Intransitive verb

(ただよ)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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    1. う-verb (う), Intransitive verb

      1.

      to drift, to float

    2. う-verb (う), Intransitive verb

      2.

      to waft (e.g. a scent), to hang in the air

    3. う-verb (う), Intransitive verb

      3.

      to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood)

    4. う-verb (う), Intransitive verb

      4.

      to wander, to walk around aimlessly

    5. う-verb (う), Intransitive verb

      5.

      to be unsteady, to be unstable

      Archaic
    6. う-verb (う), Intransitive verb

      6.

      to falter, to flinch, to wince

      Archaic
    7. う-verb (う), Intransitive verb

      7.

      to live in unreliable circumstances

      Archaic

    All Forms

    漂う 【ただよう】

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    Examples

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      (さかな)たちが(なみ)のままに(ただよ)っている。

      Fish are drifting along with the waves.

      • N1

      老後(ろうご)外国(がいこく)自由(じゆう)()ままに(ただよ)ために貯金(ちょきん)をする。

      I’m saving up so I can wander freely through different countries when I retire.

      • N1

      (ひま)なので芝生(しばふ)寝転(ねころ)んで(そら)(ただよ)(くも)観察(かんさつ)しています。

      With nothing else to do, I’m lying on the grass, watching the clouds float by.

      • N1

      (なつ)()わって(あき)(はじ)まるが(はや)いか、金木犀(きんもくせい)(かお)りが(ただよ)(はじ)めた。

      As soon as summer ended and fall began, the scent of osmanthus filled the air.

      • N1

      リビングには険悪(けんあく)空気(くうき)(ただよ)っているとあって、自室(じしつ)から()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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