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揺る (ゆる, yuru) Japanese meaning: shake | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 揺る · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 揺ゆ る 揺ゆ らない Polite 揺ゆ ります 揺ゆ りません Past polite 揺ゆ りました 揺ゆ りませんでした Past 揺ゆ った 揺ゆ らなかった Te-form 揺ゆ って 揺ゆ らないで Desire 揺ゆ りたい 揺ゆ りたくない Potential 揺ゆ れる 揺ゆ れない Passive 揺ゆ られる 揺ゆ られない Causative 揺ゆ らせる 揺ゆ らせない Causative passive 揺ゆ らせられる also 揺ゆ らされる 揺ゆ らせられない also 揺ゆ らされない Volitional 揺ゆ ろう Polite volitional 揺ゆ りましょう Imperative 揺ゆ れ 揺ゆ るな Conditional 揺ゆ れば 揺ゆ らなければ Tara conditional 揺ゆ ったら 揺ゆ らなかったら
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あか
ちゃん
を
揺ゆ
っ
て
寝ね
かしつけ
た
。
I rocked the baby to sleep.
Please shake the bottle well before drinking.
Kanji 汰 washing, sieving, filtering Related words 揺する is the everyday transitive verb for shaking or jostling something, while 揺る is a rarer, more literary word for the same action.
揺さぶる implies a more forceful or vigorous shaking (often used figuratively, e.g. shaking someone's confidence), while 揺る suggests a gentler rocking motion.
振る is more common for waving or swinging something with a wider arc, while 揺る often implies a gentler, rocking motion.
Written forms 揺ゆ る Usage 26%
Standard modern kanji spelling.
ゆる Usage 74%
淘ゆ る
out-dated kanji form
Outdated kanji usage; not used in modern Japanese.
汰ゆ る
out-dated kanji form
Outdated kanji usage; not used in modern Japanese.
Etymology Native Japanese verb. The kanji 揺 is associated with shaking and swaying.
