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漂 means 'drift about'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 1543   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-24    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 27 words   Used in 29 words   Used in 7 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   ヒョウ
Kun
   ただよう to drift about, float
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Drift on the sea, on land, or in the sky with 漂! Also find out how to say the following: “The boat was drifting in the ocean,” “The balloon floated off to the west,” “The aroma of coffee wafted through the room,” “Smoke from factories hung over the town,” “The mood at the conference soured,” “I wandered around the unknown street aimlessly,” and “The tide carried the boat out to sea.”
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⿰  氵 (水) water  票 ballot  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 漂 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 漂 is used 26 times, read 2 ways.
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ひ ょ う は く 0
blanching; bleaching
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ただよう : 3 words FIND ALL
た だ よ う 3
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to drift; to float
2. to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air
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An additional 3 less common words include 漂 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1739  Joy o' Kanji : 1739  Key to Kanji: - 

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漂
ヒョウ   ただよう to drift about, float   
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票
ヒョウ    ballot, slip of paper   
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覀
west
示
ジ   シ   しめす to show   
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二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
氵
スイ   みず water   
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