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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

漂う

Reading

Kana: ただよう
Romaji: tadayou
Kana
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Definitions

v5u
vi
1

to drift; to float

2

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

3

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

4

to wander; to walk around aimlessly

5

to be unsteady; to be unstable

Note: archaism
6

to falter; to flinch; to wince

Note: archaism
7

to live in unreliable circumstances

Note: archaism

Kanji

Readings: ヒョウ、 ただよ.う
Meanings: drift, float (on liquid)

Example Sentences

バラの(かお)りが(ただよ)っている。
➥The smell of roses hung in the air.
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気球(ききゅう)西(にし)(ほう)(ただよ)っていった。
➥The balloon floated off into the west.
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そのボートは大海(たいかい)(ただよ)っていた。
➥The boat was drifting in the ocean.
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(はる)(はな)(かお)りが(ただよ)っていた。
➥The air was scented with spring flowers.
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工場(こうじょう)からの(けむり)(まち)(ただよ)っていた。
➥The smoke from factories hung over the town.
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地球(ちきゅう)宇宙(うちゅう)空間(くうかん)(ただよ)球体(きゅうたい)にすぎない。
➥The earth is just a sphere suspended in space.
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