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Kanji Detail for 揺 - "sway, shake, rock"
揺
- Meaning
揺 means "sway, shake, rock."
Shake - To move or cause to move back and forth or up and down with short, quick movements.
Sway - To move or cause to move slowly from side to side or backward and forward.
Rock - To move or cause to move back and forth or up and down with a steady, rhythmic motion.
Jolt - To move or cause to move suddenly and with force.
Agitate - To move or cause to move with force and violence.
Stir - To move or cause to move with a circular motion.
Jostle - To move or cause to move roughly or with force.
Jiggle - To move or cause to move with short, quick movements.
- Onyomi
- Kunyomi
- Strokes
- Radical
Sentences including 揺
The ship swayed in the strong wind.
He was agitated by the news.
I felt the floor shake.
I felt the floor shake.
I felt the house shake.
I was upset by the news of the traffic accident.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
むしろそれとは反対で、不安に揺かされるたびに、もっと前へ進みたくなった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
打ち明けてみようかと考えたり、止した方が好かろうかと思い直したりする動揺が、妙に私の様子をそわそわさせた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「身体が身体だからむやみに汽車になんぞ乗って揺れない方が好い」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
ところが「覚悟」という彼の言葉を、頭のなかで何遍も咀嚼しているうちに、私の得意はだんだん色を失って、しまいにはぐらぐら揺き始めるようになりました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
これは、その濁った、黄いろい光が、隅々に蜘蛛の巣をかけた天井裏に、揺れながら映ったので、すぐにそれと知れたのである。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
ところが「覚悟」という彼の言葉を、頭のなかで何遍も咀嚼しているうちに、私の得意はだんだん色を失って、しまいにはぐらぐら揺き始めるようになりました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha