Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 漂う(ただよう) in Japanese

漂う
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ただよう
Romaji
tadayō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `u' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to drift; to float
    Example sentence
    先の時間に居眠りした分も合わせて、今度の試験はどうも一筋縄ではいかない感じが漂っている。 Taking into account the time I'd just spent napping, I'm really picking up the sense that this time's exam really won't be straight forward.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air
    Example sentence
    氷は毎日相当な距離を漂うこともある。 The ice may drift considerable distances each day.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood)
    Example sentence
    彼の葉巻から煙の輪が空中に漂っていた。 A ring of smoke floated from his cigar into the air.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to wander; to walk around aimlessly
    Example sentence
    地球は宇宙空間に漂う球体にすぎない。 The earth is just a sphere suspended in space.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be unsteady; to be unstable
    Example sentence
    春の花の香りが漂っていた。 The air was scented with spring flowers.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to falter; to flinch; to wince
    Example sentence
    私は彼の葉巻から煙の輪空中に漂っていくのをじっと見つめていた。 I watched a ring of smoke that floated from his cigar into the air.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to live in unreliable circumstances
    Example sentence
    工場からの煙が町に漂っていた。 The smoke from factories hung over the town.

Examples of 漂う, ただよう in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
漂う
Plain Polite
漂います
Negative
漂わない
Negative Polite
漂いません

Past

Plain
漂った
Plain Polite
漂いました
Negative
漂わなかった
Negative Polite
漂いませんでした

Te

Plain
漂って
Plain Polite
漂いまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
漂われる
Plain Polite
漂われます
Negative
漂われない
Negative Polite
漂われません
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Kanji in this word

漂 JLPT 1

14 strokes

drift, float (on liquid)

On'Yomi: ヒョウ

Kun'Yomi: ただよ.う

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