揺
揺 — Swing
swing, shake, sway, rock, tremble, vibrate
On’yomiヨウ (you)
Kun’yomiゆれる (yureru)
Kun’yomiゆる (yuru)
Kun’yomiゆらぐ (yuragu)
Kun’yomiゆるぐ (yurugu)
Kun’yomiゆする (yusuru)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 揺
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 動揺 | どうよう douyou | shaking; trembling; pitching |
| 揺さぶり | ゆさぶり yusaburi | shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary) |
| 揺るがす | ゆるがす yurugasu | to shake; to swing; to sway |
| 揺る | ゆる yuru | to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle) |
| 揺ら揺ら | ゆらゆら yurayura | swaying; swinging; rocking |
| 揺さぶる | ゆさぶる yusaburu | to shake; to jolt; to rock |
Study notes
揺 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1079 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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