Lingaku漂う【ただよう】
Frequency rank: 2,399. – 2,400.
- 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
- to be unsteady; to be unstablearchaism
- to falter; to flinch; to wincearchaism
- to live in unreliable circumstancesarchaism
Godan verb with 'u' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 漂う【ただよう】Frequency rank: 2,399. – 2,400.
- ただようFrequency rank: 34,168. – 34,520.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- 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
- to be unsteady; to be unstable
- to falter; to flinch; to wince
- to live in unreliable circumstances
This meaning refers to the action of being carried passively by water or air, without a specific destination or control.
The bird is floating in the sky.
This usage describes how a scent or some substance can spread lightly through the air, often evoking a sensory memory or ambiance.
Here, it means that certain emotions or atmospheres are present and can be felt by those nearby, often without anything physical to identify them.
The tension was in the air.
A celebratory mood is in the air.
This meaning refers to moving about without a definite aim or purpose, often exploring or drifting from one place to another.
I spent the whole day wandering in the park.
This usage describes a situation or an object that lacks stability or reliability, often indicating potential danger or insecurity.
Her feelings are unsteady.
This meaning illustrates hesitating or showing discomfort, often reacting to fear or surprise in a moment of uncertainty.
This usage implies existing in a state of uncertainty or precariousness, often related to financial or emotional instability.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ただよう漂うかおり香りa wafting scentふう風にただよう漂うto drift in the windくうちゅう空中にただよう漂うto float in the airふあんが不安がただよう漂うan air of anxietyただよう漂うきもち気持ちa feeling that hangs in the airひょうりゅう漂流するto drift aimlesslyただよう漂うくも雲drifting cloudsすいめん水面にただよう漂うto float on the surface of the waterただよう漂うじかん時間time that driftsゆめ夢のなか中をただよう漂うto wander in a dreamこころ心がただよう漂うto have an unsettled mind
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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Taking into account the time I'd just spent napping, I'm really picking up the sense that this time's exam really won't be straight forward.
A ring of smoke floated from his cigar into the air.
I watched a ring of smoke that floated from his cigar into the air.
The eternal silence of these infinite spaces terrifies me.