揺・揺り|ゆりyuri[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounvibration; flickering; jolting; tremor

• Related動揺どうようNeutralBeyond physical shaking, mostly mental agitation or social unrest; 「揺」 is a rare word for shaking, also the tool a miko uses to summon spirits.
• Related震動しんどうWrittenWritten/formal: fine, rapid vibration, as from earthquakes or machinery; 「揺」 names the shaking itself, now usually said 「揺れ」.
• Related震撼しんかんWrittenWritten/formal: a powerful shock that stuns people, as in 「世界を震撼させる」; not for the ordinary swaying of objects.
• Related震盪しんとうWrittenWritten/formal: violent shaking, now seen mostly in 「脳震盪」 (concussion); ordinary swaying is never called 「震盪」.
• Related震えふるえNeutralTrembling of the body from cold or fear; 「揺」 is about objects swaying, not specifically human shivering.
• Related揺れゆれNeutralThe everyday modern word: shaking and its degree, also instability; same meaning as 「揺」, but in daily speech say 「揺れ」.
• Related顫動せんどうWrittenWritten/formal: technical term for fine trembling, as in ventricular fibrillation; everyday swaying takes 「揺れ」 or 「震え」 instead.
• Related震いふるいWrittenWritten/formal: shivering or trembling of the body, often in 「震いが来る」; not used for objects swaying.
• Related揺動ようどうWrittenWritten/formal: technical term for back-and-forth swinging, as of machinery; in everyday speech say 「揺れ」.
• Related揺るぎゆるぎWrittenWritten/formal: mostly in the negative 「揺るぎない」, firm and unshakable, said of conviction or position; rarely used alone for shaking.
• Related振戦しんせんWrittenWritten/formal: medical term for involuntary muscular trembling, as in trembling hands; not used of objects.
• Antonym静せいWrittenWritten/formal: literary word for stillness and quiet, the opposite of the swaying 「揺」 describes; often paired with 「動」 as 「静と動」.

For everyday shaking say 「揺れ」; for trembling of the body 「震え」; for mental or social unrest 「動揺」. 「揺」 itself is rare and also names a miko's spirit-summoning tool. The rest are written or technical terms: 震動, 震撼, 震盪, 顫動, 震い, 揺動, 揺るぎ, 振戦, 静.

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1. 揺ゆれること。揺ゆれ。
2. 巫女みこが口寄くちよせをする際さいに使つかう道具どうぐ。