1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

   1.

   to drift; to float

2. 2.

   to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air

3. 3.

   to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood)

Example sentences

• 多くの人が目的なく人生を漂う。

  Many people drift through life without a purpose.

• 古代人は、みすぼらしい木造船を導くために哀愁漂う灯台を建てた。

  The ancient ones built the sorrowful lighthouses to guide their miserable wooden ships.