揺りかご (ゆりかご) Japanese meaning | Kotomora揺
りかご
に
寝
かせ
て
、
そっと
揺
らし
た
。
I laid the baby in the cradle and gently rocked it.
This town is said to be the cradle of modern Japanese industry.
Usage patterns
〈人〉を揺りかごに入れるto put someone (a baby) into the cradle
The mother put the baby into the cradle.
揺りかごで〈人〉を揺らすto rock someone (a baby) in the cradle
The father rocked the baby in the cradle to sleep.
揺りかごから墓場までfrom cradle to grave (throughout one's whole life)
This country aims for social security from cradle to grave.
Usage3%
揺り籃Usage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 籃. It is rarely used.
