Word

漂う

ただよう
CommonJLPT N1

Meanings

  1. Godan verb · Intransitive

    to drift; to float

  2. Godan verb · Intransitive

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

  3. Godan verb · Intransitive

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

  4. Godan verb · Intransitive

    to wander; to walk around aimlessly

  5. Godan verb · Intransitive

    to be unsteady; to be unstable

  6. Godan verb · Intransitive

    to falter; to flinch; to wince

  7. Godan verb · Intransitive

    to live in unreliable circumstances

In Spanish

  1. flotar; andar en el aire

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • 地球ちきゅうは宇宙空間うちゅうくうかんに漂ただよう球体きゅうたいにすぎない。

    The earth is just a sphere suspended in space.

    La Tierra es sólo una esfera suspendida en el espacio.

    Tatoeba #126972(opens in a new tab)
  • そのボートは大海たいかいを漂ただよっていた。

    The boat was drifting in the ocean.

    Tatoeba #212640(opens in a new tab)

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