godan verb (-su)
shake someone awake
Used when physically shaking a sleeping person to wake them up.
朝、母に揺り起こされて目が覚めた。
In the morning, I was shaken awake by my mother.
彼はぐっすり眠っていたので、揺り起こすのに
He was sleeping so soundly that I had trouble shaking him awake.