Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1079 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 12
Meaning: swing, shake, sway, rock, tremble, vibrate
Kunyomi: ゆ.れる, ゆ.る, ゆ.らぐ, ゆ.るぐ, ゆ.する, ゆ.さぶる, ゆ.すぶる, うご.く
Onyomi: ヨウ
Composition: 扌 䍃
Radical: 手
Meaning: hand
Reading: て
Frequency: 1,203
Alternative forms:
揺曳 (ヨウエイ) flutter, linger
揺蕩 (ヨウトウ) shaking, swaying
揺れる (ゆれる) to shake, to sway, to rock, to swing, to tremble, to jolt, to pitch, to roll, to flicker, to become unstable, to become unsettled, to be shaken, to waver
揺る (ゆる) to shake, to jolt, to rock (cradle), to swing
揺るがす (ゆるがす) to shake, to swing, to sway, to shock
揺らぐ (ゆらぐ) to swing, to sway, to shake, to tremble, to waver, to feel shaken, to become unstable
揺るぐ (ゆるぐ) to shake, to waver, to tremble
揺する (ゆする) to shake, to jolt, to rock (cradle), to swing, to blackmail, to extort, to shake down
揺さぶる (ゆさぶる) to shake, to jolt, to rock, to swing, to sway, to shake (e.g. the political world), to disturb, to shock, to upset, to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
揺すぶる (ゆすぶる) to shake, to jolt, to rock, to swing