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:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: hand

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ヨウエイ flutter, linger

ヨウトウ shaking, swaying

Kunyomi Examples

れる ゆれる to shake, to sway, to waver

ゆる to shake, to jolt, to rock (cradle), to swing

るがす ゆるがす to shake, to swing, to sway, to shock

らぐ ゆらぐ to swing, to sway, to shake, to tremble, to waver, to feel shaken, to become unstable

るぐ ゆるぐ to shake, to waver, to tremble

する ゆする to shake, to jolt, to rock (cradle), to swing, to blackmail, to extort, to shake down

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)

すぶる ゆすぶる to shake, to jolt, to rock, to swing