Word Meaning 漂泊

ひょうはく hyouhaku

漂泊 is read as ひょうはく (hyouhaku) and means drifting (with the current, on the tide, etc.).

Meaning

English

drifting (with the current, on the tide, etc.)
roaming
drifting about
wandering

Reading

Kana

ひょうはく

Romaji

hyouhaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 23279 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

漂泊者

ひょうはくしゃ

vagabond

漂う

ただよう

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

漂着

ひょうちゃく

drifting ashore

漂白剤

ひょうはくざい

bleaching agent

漂白

ひょうはく

blanching

漂流

ひょうりゅう

drifting

漂流記

ひょうりゅうき

castaway story (e.g. Robinson Crusoe)

漂流物

ひょうりゅうぶつ

driftwood

漂流木

ひょうりゅうぼく

driftwood

漂白定着液

ひょうはくていちゃくえき

bleaching and fixing solution

漂母皮形成

ひょうぼかわけいせい

wrinkled hands from being in water

漂動

ひょうどう

drift (e.g. in frequency)