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Keyword
drift
Info
FrequencyTop 1300-1400
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig1733
Readings
Composed of
氵
water drops
票
vote
Used in vocabulary (30 in total)
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
drifting; drift; being adrift
drifting ashore
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Examples (14 in total)
Many people drift through life without a purpose.
The ice may drift considerable distances each day.
The smoke from factories hung over the town.
Waves of joy drift through my opened heart.
There was a tense atmosphere in the room.
The perfume of roses filled the room.
The eternal silence of these infinite spaces terrifies me.
A ring of smoke floated from his cigar into the air.
The mast broke and our ship went adrift.
When we awoke, we were adrift on the open sea.
The ship was drifting at the mercy of the waves.
The boat drifted out to sea.
There was a strong smell of cannabis in the air.
The raft has drifted far off from the shore.