揺
KANJI DETAIL
shake
On readingよう12 strokesN3
Radical 手 · handStroke order
Loading the stroke order for 揺.
Japanese readings
- On reading
- よう
- Kun reading
- ゆれる, ゆる, ゆらぐ, ゆるぐ, ゆする, ゆさぶる
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: 揺 has 12 strokes and the on-reading よう. 揺れる (ゆれる) describes swaying; 揺する (ゆする) describes shaking something.
- Basic usage: 揺れる is used for curtains moving and a person's mind wavering. 揺する describes shaking a bottle or shoulder.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- What sways and what is shaken
- カーテンが揺れている describes the curtain's own movement. 心は揺れた means that someone wavered over which choice to make.
- 瓶を軽く揺すった describes shaking a bottle lightly; 揺すった is the past form of 揺する. 肩をそっと揺する likewise describes shaking an object, the shoulder.