漂流|ひょうりゅうhyouryuu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbdrifting; drift; being adrift
    その船ふねは海うみを漂流ひょうりゅうした。↗
    The boat drifted about on the sea.
Conjugation
Dictionary form漂流する(ひょうりゅうする)
Polite (masu)漂流します(ひょうりゅうします)
Negative (nai)漂流しない(ひょうりゅうしない)
polite (masen)漂流しません(ひょうりゅうしません)
classical zu / nu漂流せず・漂流せぬ(ひょうりゅうせず・ひょうりゅうせぬ)
Past (ta)漂流した(ひょうりゅうした)
polite (mashita)漂流しました(ひょうりゅうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)漂流しなかった(ひょうりゅうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)漂流しませんでした(ひょうりゅうしませんでした)
Te form漂流して(ひょうりゅうして)
Potential漂流できる(ひょうりゅうできる)
Passive漂流される(ひょうりゅうされる)
Causative漂流させる(ひょうりゅうさせる)
Causative passive漂流させられる(ひょうりゅうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)漂流すれば(ひょうりゅうすれば)
tara漂流したら(ひょうりゅうしたら)
Volitional漂流しよう(ひょうりゅうしよう)
polite (mashou)漂流しましょう(ひょうりゅうしましょう)
Imperative漂流しろ(ひょうりゅうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym浮遊ふゆうWrittenWritten word for floating or suspension in air or water; stresses staying afloat, while 「漂流」 stresses being carried away by the current or drifting through life.
  • Synonym漂泊ひょうはくWrittenWritten, literary word for roaming with no fixed home; mostly figurative for a drifting life, though it can also describe drifting on the water.
  • Synonym漂うただようNeutralEveryday verb for floating on water or in the air, and for scents or moods hanging in the air; broad in use and common in speech.
  • Synonym浮流ふりゅうWrittenRare written word for floating along with the water; in most cases 「漂流」 is the normal choice.
  • Synonym漂浪ひょうろうWrittenRare written word for wandering; focuses on a person roaming without a home, not on objects adrift.
  • Related偏流へんりゅうWrittenTechnical nautical and aviation term for the drift of a plane or boat pushed off course by wind or tides; stresses deviation from the intended course.
  • Antonym定着ていちゃくNeutralNeutral word for settling or taking root in one place; the opposite of 「漂流」 in the sense of drifting about.
  • Antonym停泊ていはくNeutralNeutral word for a ship anchoring or mooring; the opposite of 「漂流」, being carried off by the water.

Use 「漂流」 for ships or people drifting away with the current, as in 「漂流記」「漂流物」. For floating in air or water say 「漂う」 or 「浮遊」; for a rootless, wandering life, 「漂泊」. The opposites are 「停泊」 (mooring) and 「定着」 (settling).

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 船ふねなどが海上かいじょうを波なみのままに漂い流ただよいながれること。
  2. 当あてもなくさすらうこと。
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