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揺り返す (ゆりかえす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

揺ゆり返かえす

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Meanings

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godan verb (-su), intransitive verb

shake back; rock back

Describes a motion where something is shaken or rocked in a returning or reciprocal manner. Often used for physical objects or body parts.

地じ震しんで建たて物ものが大おおきく揺ゆり返かえした。
The building shook back violently in the earthquake.
彼かれは頭あたまを揺ゆり返かえして、ため息いき

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He shook his head back and sighed.

Kanji

揺swing, shake, sway
返return, answer, fade

Similar words

揺ゆれる
揺れる is a general intransitive verb for shaking or swaying, while 揺り返す specifically implies a back-and-forth or reciprocal shaking motion.
揺ゆり戻もどす
揺り戻す is a transitive verb meaning to shake something back, whereas 揺り返す is intransitive.

Etymology

Compound of 揺り (yuri, 'shaking', continuative form of 揺る) + 返す (kaesu, 'to return'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely developed as an intransitive verb describing a returning shaking motion.