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Kanji

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

揺

Radical

Radical: 手

Meaning: hand

Reading: て

Frequency: 1,203

Alternative forms:

扌(alt radical position hen)龵

手

Examples

Onyomi Examples

揺曳 (ヨウエイ) flutter, linger

揺蕩 (ヨウトウ) shaking, swaying

Kunyomi Examples

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

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