漂ひょう泊はく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

wandering; roaming; drifting about

Describes aimless movement or living without a fixed home; often has a literary or poetic feel.

• 彼かれは若わかい頃ころ、世せ界かい中じゅうを漂ひょう泊はくした。

  In his youth, he wandered all over the world.

• 漂ひょう泊はくの旅たびに出でる。

  Set out on a wandering journey.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

drifting (on water)

Specifically for drifting with water currents, tides, or wind; less common than the figurative sense.

• 小こ舟ぶねが川かわを漂ひょう泊はくしていた。

  A small boat was drifting down the river.