Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 漂流(ひょうりゅう) in Japanese

漂流
Kana Reading
ひょうりゅう
Romaji
hyōryū
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    drifting; drift
    Example sentence
    目が覚めてみると我々大海原漂流していた When we awoke, we were adrift on the open sea.

Examples of 漂流, ひょうりゅう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

14 strokes

drift, float (on liquid)

On'Yomi: ヒョウ

Kun'Yomi: ただよ.う

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JLPT 3

10 strokes

current, a sink, flow, forfeit

On'Yomi: リュウ, ル

Kun'Yomi: なが.れる, なが.れ, なが.す, -なが.す

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