How to say "swinging" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- adverb (with と), suru verb, na-adjectiveCovers swinging in the sense of something hanging and dangling loosely, such as a pendulum or an object suspended from above; the nuance is a loose, unhurried dangling motion.
- adverb (with と), suru verbCovers swinging as gentle swaying, rocking or shaking back and forth, focusing on the object's own slow, soft movement rather than on hanging from something.
Both are mimetic words: use 「ぶらぶら」 for something dangling loosely from a fixed point, and 「ゆらゆら」 for gentle back-and-forth swaying or rocking of the thing itself.
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