シェイクsheiku
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbshaking (e.g. a container)
- nounmilkshake; shake
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | シェイクする |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | シェイクします |
| Negative (nai) | シェイクしない |
| polite (masen) | シェイクしません |
| classical zu / nu | シェイクせず・シェイクせぬ |
| Past (ta) | シェイクした |
| polite (mashita) | シェイクしました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | シェイクしなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | シェイクしませんでした |
| Te form | シェイクして |
| Potential | シェイクできる |
| Passive | シェイクされる |
| Causative | シェイクさせる |
| Causative passive | シェイクさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | シェイクすれば |
| tara | シェイクしたら |
| Volitional | シェイクしよう |
| polite (mashou) | シェイクしましょう |
| Imperative | シェイクしろ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym揺さぶるゆさぶるNeutralShakes something forcefully, and figuratively shakes people's hearts or applies pressure, as in 「心を揺さぶる」; 「シェイク」 is about shaking a container.
- SynonymゆするNeutralShakes back and forth, as in 「肩を揺する」, and can also mean to extort; 「シェイク」 mainly means shaking a container to mix.
- Synonym揺らすゆらすNeutralTransitive: makes an object sway, as in 「ブランコを揺らす」; works for light or strong shaking and is not limited to containers.
- Synonym揺すぶるゆすぶるNeutralMeans to shake or rock, close to 「揺さぶる」 but slightly more colloquial and less commonly used.
- Related揺らぐゆらぐNeutralIntransitive: sways or wavers, as in 「決意が揺らぐ」; focuses on becoming unstable, not on someone doing the shaking.
- Related震動しんどうNeutralA fine, continuous vibration of an object, as in 「エンジンの震動」; it names the trembling the object undergoes, whatever the cause, not the act of shaking it.
- Related揺るぐゆるぐNeutralIntransitive: wavers, often in the negative 「揺るがない」; concerns firmness, typically of beliefs or position.
- Related震えるふるえるNeutralIntransitive: shivers or trembles, as in 「寒さで震える」; fine, rapid trembling.
- Related揺れるゆれるNeutralIntransitive: the broadest word for swaying; the object moves by itself, with no sense of someone shaking it.
- Related震わせるふるわせるNeutralTransitive: makes something quiver, as in 「声を震わせる」; fine trembling, not large shaking.
- Related揺動ようどうWrittenWritten, technical term for shaking or swinging, mostly in machinery manuals; in daily speech say 「揺れ」「揺らす」.
- Related震わすふるわすNeutralTransitive godan-verb form with the same meaning as 「震わせる」, as in 「肩を震わす」; usage is essentially identical.
「シェイク」 is a loanword for shaking a container to mix something, and for a milkshake, as in 「シェイカー」「ストロベリーシェイク」. For everyday shaking use 「揺らす」 or 「揺さぶる」; for trembling use 「震える」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


