漂う
ただよう
tadayou
JMdict entry #1489240
- Godan verb with 'u' endingintransitive verb to drift; to float
- Godan verb with 'u' endingintransitive verb to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air
- Godan verb with 'u' endingintransitive verb to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood)
- Godan verb with 'u' endingintransitive verb to wander; to walk around aimlessly
- Godan verb with 'u' endingintransitive verb archaic to be unsteady; to be unstable
- Godan verb with 'u' endingintransitive verb archaic to falter; to flinch; to wince
- Godan verb with 'u' endingintransitive verb archaic to live in unreliable circumstances
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼の葉巻から煙の輪が空中に漂っていた。
kare no hamaki kara kemuri no wa ga kuuchuu ni tadayoxtsu te i ta 。
A ring of smoke floated from his cigar into the air.
地球は宇宙空間に漂う球体にすぎない。
chikyuu ha uchuu kuukan ni tadayou kyuutai ni sugi nai 。
The earth is just a sphere suspended in space.
春の花の香りが漂っていた。
haru no hana no kaori ga tadayoxtsu te i ta 。
The air was scented with spring flowers.
私は彼の葉巻から煙の輪が空中に漂っていくのをじっと見つめていた。
watakushi ha kare no hamaki kara kemuri no wa ga kuuchuu ni tadayoxtsu te iku no wo jitto mitsume te i ta 。
I watched a ring of smoke that floated from his cigar into the air.
工場からの煙が町に漂っていた。
koujou kara no kemuri ga machi ni tadayoxtsu te i ta 。
The smoke from factories hung over the town.
気球は西の方へ漂っていった。
kikyuu ha nishi no hou he tadayoxtsu te ixtsu ta 。
The balloon floated off into the west.