漂う

• 読み: ただよう
• ローマ字: tadayou
• 漢字の分解: 漂 (hyō/tadayo) — drift, float, bleach
• 発音: /ta.da.jo.ɯ/

意味

To drift; to float; to hang in the air. Describes something moving without direction or lingering in a space.

A Group 1 (godan) intransitive verb describing aimless floating or drifting. Used for physical objects on water or in air, as well as abstract things like atmosphere, scent, or feelings pervading a space. Conveys a sense of weightlessness, uncertainty, or ambient presence. Very common in literary and descriptive writing.

例文

1. 部屋にコーヒーの香りが漂っている。
2. 小舟が波に揺られて漂っていた。
3. 会場には緊張した雰囲気が漂っていた。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, atmosphere, nature

トーン: evocative

起源と歴史

From the kanji 漂 (drift, float), combining 氵 (water) with 票 (slip, ticket — phonetic element). Originally described objects floating on water, later extending to anything drifting through space.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal