Meaning

Primary

To Drift

Alternative

To Waft

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means drift and the verb vocab version is to drift or to waft.

Reading

ただよう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

You're going to drift away. Drifting drifting drifting. Then, you turn into a yo-yo and yell "ta-da yo-yo (ただよ)! Not sure why drifting turns you into a yo-yo, but imagine it and don't question it.

Context

Context Sentences

美味しいみそ汁の匂いが漂ってきて、目が覚めました。

I was awakened by the smell of delicious miso soup in the air.

今日、浅田さんからなんかヤバイ悲壮感漂ってない?

Don't you think some tragic feeling is drifting from Mr. Asada, today?

焼き芋を食べた後のおならは、他のおならよりも長い間空気中を漂う気がするよ。

Farts after eating roasted sweet potatoes seem to hang in the air longer than normal farts.

Kanji Composition