漂

drift, float (on liquid)

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ヒョウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ただよ.う

Stroke Order

14 / 14

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:14

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1492

Vocabulary

ヒョウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
漂流	ヒョウリュウ	drifting; drift; being adrift
漂着	ヒョウチャク	drifting ashore
漂白	ヒョウハク	blanching; bleaching
漂白剤	ヒョウハクザイ	bleaching agent; bleach
漂泊	ヒョウハク	roaming; drifting about; wandering; drifting (with the current, on the tide, etc.)

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
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; to be unsteady; to be unstable; to falter; to flinch; to wince; to live in unreliable circumstances
漂々	ひょうひょう	buoyantly; airily; with a light heart
漂母皮形成	ひょうぼかわけいせい	wrinkled hands from being in water; washerwoman's hands
漂木	ひるぎ	mangrove (of family Rhizophoraceae)
漂木	ヒルギ	mangrove (of family Rhizophoraceae)

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

ballot, label, ticket, sign

signpost, seal, mark, stamp, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, target

deluge, flood, vast

feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast, pocket

concentrated, thick, dark, undiluted

nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den

bay, creek, inlet, gulf, beach, seacoast

war, battle, match

hot water, bath, hot spring

steadily, gradually advancing, finally, barely