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揺るがす (ゆるがす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 揺るがす · godan verb (-su)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 揺ゆ るがす 揺ゆ るがさない Polite 揺ゆ るがします 揺ゆ るがしません Past polite 揺ゆ るがしました 揺ゆ るがしませんでした Past 揺ゆ るがした 揺ゆ るがさなかった Te-form 揺ゆ るがして 揺ゆ るがさないで Desire 揺ゆ るがしたい 揺ゆ るがしたくない Potential 揺ゆ るがせる 揺ゆ るがせない Passive 揺ゆ るがされる 揺ゆ るがされない Causative 揺ゆ るがさせる 揺ゆ るがさせない Causative passive 揺ゆ るがさせられる 揺ゆ るがさせられない Volitional 揺ゆ るがそう Polite volitional 揺ゆ るがしましょう Imperative 揺ゆ るがせ 揺ゆ るがすな Conditional 揺ゆ るがせば 揺ゆ るがさなければ Tara conditional 揺ゆ るがしたら 揺ゆ るがさなかったら
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The earthquake shook the building violently.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 を 揺ゆ るがす to shake or rock a place (e.g., with an earthquake or explosion)
A major earthquake shook the capital.
〈 事こと 〉 が 〈 物もの 〉 を 揺ゆ るがす for an event to shake or threaten something abstract, such as trust or power
The corruption scandal shook the foundations of the administration.
Transitive / intransitive Related words 揺さぶる and 揺るがす both mean to shake something violently or to shock someone emotionally, but 揺さぶる more often describes physically jostling a person or thing, while 揺るがす is favored for shaking abstract things like trust, power, or a nation.
揺する is also transitive but usually describes a lighter, repeated shaking motion (like shaking a bottle or waking someone), whereas 揺るがす suggests a bigger, often metaphorical impact such as a scandal shaking an institution.
Written forms 揺ゆ るがす Usage 75%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency form in news and general use.
ゆるがす Usage 20%
揺ゆる がす Usage 5%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not a standard modern spelling.
Etymology Derived from the verb 揺る (yuru, 'to shake'), which is archaic in modern Japanese, combined with the transitive/causative suffix す. The historical derivation is uncertain, but the form is conventionally associated with causing shaking or disturbance.
