流氷

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 流氷 is read as りゅうひょう and is a noun for drift ice, ice floating and moving on the sea.
• Basic usage: Watching a group appears in 流氷の群れを眺める, while navigating around it appears in 流氷を避ける.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Floating, moving ice
  • It describes ice seen from a coast or avoided by a ship as it drifts across the water.
• Difference from 氷山
  • 氷山 is a large floating mass of ice, while 流氷 can collectively describe sea ice that drifts with the water.