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swing
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingヨウ
Kun reading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
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. swingRtK
    彼は息子の肩をつかんで揺すった。He shook his son by the shoulder.tatoeba
    すなわち、鐘の揺れる方向と龍頭の長軸線とは直交する。In other words, the direction that the bell swings and the long axis of Ryuzu bisect each other at right angles.wiki
  2. shake
  3. sway
  4. rock
  5. tremble
  6. vibrate
  1. to shake
  2. to jolt
  3. to rock (cradle)
  4. to swing

Popular Usage

揺れる

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · condor · claw · vulture · king (王) · mountain (山)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2118

Compound words

揺れるゆれる
to shake; to sway; to rock; to swing; to tremble
動揺どうよう
shaking; trembling; pitching; rolling; oscillation
揺るゆる
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
揺らぐゆらぐ
to swing; to sway; to shake; to tremble; to waver
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
揺らぎゆらぎ
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
揺ら揺らゆらゆら
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering
揺さぶるゆさぶる
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing; to sway
揺るがすゆるがす
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
揺さぶりゆさぶり
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
揺籃ゆりかご
cradle
翹揺ゲンゲ
Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)
揺り籃ゆりかご
cradle
揺籃期ようらんき
infancy
揺さ振るゆさぶる
to shake
揺すぶるゆすぶる
to shake
揺す振るゆすぶる
to shake
揺籃の地ようらんのち
birthplace
動揺するどうようする
to shak
貧乏揺すりびんぼうゆすり
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously)
貧乏揺るぎびんぼうゆるぎ
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously)
揺すり起こすゆすりおこす
to shake someone awake
揺籃から墓場までゆりかごからはかばまで
from the cradle to the grave

Additional Examples

彼はひどく動揺していたので、善悪の区別が出来なかった。
He was too upset to distinguish vice from virtue.tatoeba
彼はその知らせに動揺した。
He was agitated by the news.tatoeba
すなわち、鐘の揺れる方向と龍頭の長軸線とは直交する。
In other words, the direction that the bell swings and the long axis of Ryuzu bisect each other at right angles.wiki
赤い糸は少し余裕を持たせ、糸花がぶらぶら揺れるのが良いとされた。
It was preferable that the red silk string was slightly loosened so that thread flowers could dangle.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 揺

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