揺

Meaning

揺 centers on rhythmic or unsteady back-and-forth motion: swinging, shaking, swaying, rocking, trembling, or vibrating. All meanings share the idea of something moving repeatedly from a stable position.

• 揺れゆれ

  shaking; shake; jolt; jolting; vibration; tremor; flickering

• 動揺どうよう
  N1

  shaking; trembling; pitching; rolling; oscillation

• 揺れるゆれる
  N4

  to shake; to sway; to rock; to swing; to tremble; to jolt; to pitch; to roll; to flicker

• 揺るゆる

  to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

• 揺らすゆらす

  to rock; to shake; to swing

• 揺さぶるゆさぶる
  N1

  to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing; to sway

• 揺らぐゆらぐ
  N1

  to swing; to sway; to shake; to tremble

• 揺るがすゆるがす
  N1

  to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

• 揺らぎゆらぎ

  quiver; quaver; flutter

• 揺ら揺らゆらゆら
  N1

  swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

• 揺るぎないゆるぎない

  firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering

• 揺ゆり

  vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor

• 揺れ動くゆれうごく

  to shake; to tremble; to sway; to flicker

• 揺るぎゆるぎ

  shaking; swaying

• 揺するゆする
  N1

  to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

• 揺すゆす

  to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.)

• 揺らめくゆらめく

  to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

• 揺り籠ゆりかご
  N1

  cradle

• 揺蕩うたゆたう

  to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to flicker

• 揺り動かすゆりうごかす

  to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway

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