漢字道KANJIDO

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On
ヨウ
Kun
ただよ.う
Meaning
to drift

Origin

ORIGIN

Water 氵 with 羕 as phonetic: for the surface to sway and drift.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 漾うただよう

    to drift

  • 蕩漾とうよう

    rippling; swaying

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

花びらが水面に漾っている。

Petals drift on the water.

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