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漂流物 (hyouryuubutsu) Japanese meaning: driftwood | Kotomora

漂ひょう流りゅう物ぶつ

ひょ

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りゅ

う

ぶ

つ

Meanings

1

driftwood; flotsam; driftage

Refers to objects drifting in water, especially after a shipwreck or accident. Often used in news or maritime contexts.

海かい岸がんに多おおくの漂ひょう流りゅう物ぶつが打うち上あげられ

て

い

た

。

A lot of flotsam had washed up on the shore.

彼かれらは漂ひょう流りゅう物ぶつを集あつめて、いかだを作つくった。

They gathered driftwood and built a raft.

Kanji

漂drift, float (on liquid)
流current, a sink, flow
物thing, object, matter

Related words

漂ひょう着ちゃく物ぶつ
漂着物 emphasizes things that have drifted ashore, while 漂流物 focuses on objects still drifting or their nature as driftage.

Built from

漂ひょう流りゅう+物ぶつ

Etymology

Compound of 漂流 (ひょうりゅう, 'drifting') + 物 (ぶつ, 'thing').