Kanji
N1 14 strokes Grade 8 freq #1492

drift, float (on liquid)

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

water mizu

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

drifting; drift
bleaching agent; bleach
drifting ashore
roaming; drifting about
blanching; bleaching
drift (e.g. in frequency)
The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (orig. Japanese title)
glacial erratic; erratic boulder
castaway story (e.g. Robinson Crusoe); drifter's adventure tale
chlorine bleach

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to drift; to float
to set adrift; to let loose
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic

Example sentences

His boat was washed ashore on a desert island.

The tide carried the boat out to sea.

The earth is just a sphere suspended in space.

The smoke from factories hung over the town.