漂
漂 — Drift
drift, float (on liquid)
On’yomiヒョウ (hyou)
Kun’yomiただよう (tadayou)
Stroke order (14 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 漂
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 漂流 | ひょうりゅう hyouryuu | drifting; drift; being adrift |
| 漂う | ただよう tadayou | to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent) |
| 漂白剤 | ひょうはくざい hyouhakuzai | bleaching agent; bleach |
| 漂着 | ひょうちゃく hyouchaku | drifting ashore |
| 漂泊 | ひょうはく hyouhaku | roaming; drifting about; wandering |
| 漂白 | ひょうはく hyouhaku | blanching; bleaching |
Study notes
漂 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1492 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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