- godan verb, intransitive 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
- archaic to be unsteady; to be unstable
- archaic to falter; to flinch; to wince
- archaic to live in unreliable circumstances
漂う
ただよう
to drift
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In sentences
工場からの煙が町に漂っていた。 The smoke from factories hung over the town. #173737
バラの香りが漂っている。 The fragrance of roses is in the air. #197891
春の花の香りが漂っていた。 The air was scented with spring flowers. #147622
気球は西の方へ漂っていった。 The balloon floated off into the west. #183217
多くの人が目的なく人生を漂う。 Many people drift through life without a purpose. #5014