This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

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

Readings

Kana: ヒョウ、ただよ.う
Romaji: hyō, tadayo.u
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Meanings

drift, float (on liquid)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  1492
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-11
Korean Reading:  pyo
Chinese Reading:  piao4
Unicode:  6f02
JIS:  493A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 699
Nelson Index: 2678
New Nelson Index: 3303
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a11.9
Four Corner Index: 3119.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1739
Gakken Index: 1506
Japanese Names Index: 2083
Daikanwanjiten Index: 18102
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0206
Remembering the kanji Index: 1607
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1493
Kodansha Compact Index: 1245
Kanji in Context Index: 1507
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 493
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 632
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1621
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1733
Essential Kanji Index: 1281
Kodansha Kanji Index: 857
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 341
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1714

Words

漂流 (ひょうりゅう)
drifting; drift
漂着 (ひょうちゃく)
drifting ashore
漂泊 (ひょうはく)
roaming; drifting about; wandering
漂浪 (ひょうろう)
wandering
漂流物 (ひょうりゅうぶつ)
driftwood; flotsam
漂う (ただよう)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly; to be unsteady; to be unstable; to falter; to flinch; to wince; to live in unreliable circumstances
漂白 (ひょうはく)
blanching; bleaching
浮漂 (ふひょう)
floating
漂流木 (ひょうりゅうぼく)
driftwood
漂流難民 (ひょうりゅうなんみん)
boat people
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