How to say drifting in Japanese

ひょうりゅうhyouryuu Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • drifting; drift; being adrift

Example Sentences

karegaいつまでもitsumademoぶらぶらburaburaしていてshiteiteha亡くなったnakunattaお父さんotousanmo浮かばれないukabarenaiyo
If he keeps drifting aimlessly, his late father will turn over in his grave.
日本nipponno多くookuno若者wakamonoga生活seikatsuno目的mokutekimoなくnakuぶらぶらburaburaしているshiteiru
Many young Japanese people are drifting aimlessly in life.
再びfutatabi眠りに落ちてnemuriniochiteいくikuto同じonajiyumewo全部zenbude3回見たmita
Drifting off to sleep again, the same dream returned, three times in all.
そのsonofunehanaminoなすがままnasugamamani漂流hyouryuuしていたshiteita
The ship was drifting at the mercy of the waves.
そのsonoボートBOOTOha大海taikaiwo漂っていたtadayotteita
The boat was drifting in the ocean.

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