揺ゆりかご

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

cradle; rocking cradle

usually written using kana alone

A bed for a baby that can be rocked, or metaphorically the place or environment where something originates.

揺ゆりかごUsage24%
search-only kanji form
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling. It is usually written in kana.
ゆりかごUsage59%
Kana spelling is the most common and recommended form.
揺ゆり籠かごUsage11%
Full kanji spelling using 籠. Seen in some contexts but less common than the mixed or kana forms.
揺ゆり籠かごUsage3%
search-only kanji form
ユリカゴUsage2%
揺ゆり籃かごUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 籃. It is rarely used.

ベビーベッド
A baby bed or crib in general, not necessarily one that rocks. 揺りかご specifically implies a rocking cradle.
揺よう籃らん
A more formal or literary synonym for cradle, often used in metaphorical contexts like 'the cradle of civilization'. 揺りかご is the everyday term.

Compound of 揺り (yuri, 'rocking', from 揺る yuru) + かご (kago, 'basket'). Literally a 'rocking basket'.