14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

drift, float (on liquid)

Kun'yomi
  • to drift ②to waft (e.g. a scent) ③to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood) ④to wander
On'yomi
  • ヒョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ただよ 74.1%
ヒョウ 25.9%

Character Breakdown

drift, float (on liquid)
ただよ.う ヒョウ (8th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
ballot, label, ticket
ヒョウ (4th, N1)
variant of radical 146
show, indicate, point out
ジ しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

to drift ②to waft (e.g. a scent) ③to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood) ④to wander
person adrift on the sea
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 6F02
JIS X 0208 1-41-26
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2678
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3303
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 699
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 857
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 493
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 632
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1607
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1733
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1506
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2083
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1281
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 18102
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1739
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 924
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 946
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1493
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1714
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1507
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1245
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1621
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a11.9
Four corner code 3119.1
De Roo Code 341