Word Meaning 漂流

ひょうりゅう hyouryuu

漂流 is read as ひょうりゅう (hyouryuu) and means drifting.

Meaning

English

  1. drifting
  2. drift
  3. being adrift

Reading

Kana

ひょうりゅう

Romaji

hyouryuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 15769 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

漂流船

ひょうりゅうせん

drifting ship

漂流難民

ひょうりゅうなんみん

boat people

漂流者

ひょうりゅうしゃ

person adrift on the sea

魯敏孫漂流記

ろびんそんひょうりゅうき

The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (orig. Japanese title)

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

漂泊

ひょうはく

drifting (with the current, on the tide, etc.)

Example Sentences

3

I am just a castaway on an island lost at sea.

When we awoke, we were adrift on the open sea.

When we awoke, we were adrift on the open sea.