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Drift Float E.G Air Ballots 漂 ヒョウ ただよ.う

Kanji
Onyomi ヒョウ
Kunyomi ただよ.う
English drift, float (on liquid)
Examples 漂う(ただよう): (1) to drift; to float (2) to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air (3) to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood) (4) to wander; to walk around aimlessly (5) to be unsteady; to be unstable (6) to falter; to flinch; to wince (7) to live in unreliable circumstances
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 1492
Components 水: water
票: ballot; label; ticket; sign
Number of Strokes 14
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 85
Radical Strokes 4
Radical Reading みず・したみず・さんずい
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword drift
Koohii Story 1 In Florida, Bush through Kerry´s ballots into the water, watching them drift away and setting the whole country adrift.
Koohii Story 2 The political fanatic stole all the ballots and dumped them in the stream. He calmly watched them drift away as the cops came to a screech behind him.

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500

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