流ながれ着つく

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

drift to; wash ashore; be carried to

Describes something being carried by water or wind and eventually arriving at a place, often after a long journey. Commonly used for flotsam, messages in bottles, or people reaching a distant shore.

• 海かい流りゅうに乗のって、椰や子しの実みが遠とおくの島しまに流ながれ着ついた。

  Carried by the ocean current, a coconut drifted to a distant island.

• 彼かれは小ちいさなボートで太たい平へい洋ようを渡わたり、ついに日本にほんに流ながれ着ついた。

  He crossed the Pacific in a small boat and finally drifted to Japan.