揺らす|ゆらすyurasu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto rock; to shake; to swing
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 揺らす（ゆらす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 揺らします（ゆらします） |
| Negative (nai) | 揺らさない（ゆらさない） |
| polite (masen) | 揺らしません（ゆらしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 揺らさず・揺らさぬ（ゆらさず・ゆらさぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 揺らした（ゆらした） |
| polite (mashita) | 揺らしました（ゆらしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 揺らさなかった（ゆらさなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 揺らしませんでした（ゆらしませんでした） |
| Te form | 揺らして（ゆらして） |
| Potential | 揺らせる（ゆらせる） |
| Passive | 揺らされる（ゆらされる） |
| Causative | 揺らさせる（ゆらさせる） |
| Causative passive | 揺らさせられる（ゆらさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 揺らせば（ゆらせば） |
| tara | 揺らしたら（ゆらしたら） |
| Volitional | 揺らそう（ゆらそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 揺らしましょう（ゆらしましょう） |
| Imperative | 揺らせ（ゆらせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
木が風で揺れる
風が木を揺らす
揺れる describes something swaying or shaking (as in 木が風で揺れる), emphasizing the movement itself; 揺らす focuses on an agent causing that movement (as in 風が木を揺らす).
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Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymシェイクNeutralLoanword for shaking something up, mostly mixing drinks and milkshakes; colloquial.
- Synonym揺さぶるゆさぶるNeutralTransitive: to shake something hard; figuratively also to rattle an opponent or shock someone.
- Synonym揺るゆるWrittenTo shake; archaic or dialectal and rare today, surviving in 「揺り籠」.
- SynonymゆするNeutralTransitive: to shake something; colloquially also to blackmail or extort.
- Synonym揺るがすゆるがすNeutralTransitive: to shake, mostly figuratively for shocking society, as in 「世界を揺るがす」.
- Related揺らぐゆらぐNeutralIntransitive: to sway on its own or for beliefs to waver; 「揺らす」 is transitive — you actively shake something.
- RelatedガタガタCasualColloquial mimetic word: shaking with a rattle, or trembling; stresses the noise and the unsteadiness.
- RelatedゆらゆらNeutralMimetic word for slow swaying, large or small in amplitude — flames, water weeds; stresses the slowness.
- Related揺れるゆれるNeutralIntransitive: to sway or waver; the most widely used, with the subject swaying by itself.
- Related揺すぶるゆすぶるNeutralTo shake hard and repeatedly; colloquial, stronger than 「揺らす」 and often with a rough nuance.
- Related揺動ようどうWrittenShaking or swinging; a technical term, as for the reciprocating motion of a machine; rare even in formal prose.
- RelatedガクガクCasualColloquial mimetic word for buckling knees or chattering teeth; stresses trembling from fear or cold.
- Related揺り動かすゆりうごかすNeutralTransitive: to make something sway; also figuratively to stir someone's heart, as in 「心を揺り動かす」.
- Relatedぐら付くぐらつくNeutralIntransitive: to wobble unsteadily or for one's resolve to waver; stresses that something is not firmly fixed.
- Related震うふるうWrittenIntransitive, read 「ふるう」: to shiver; old-fashioned — modern Japanese usually says 「震える」 for this.
- Related震わせるふるわせるNeutralTransitive: to make something quiver, usually as 「声を震わせる」; stresses fine, slight vibration.
- RelatedがたつくNeutralTo shake with a rattle; also figuratively for an organization being unsteady. Colloquial.
- Related揺蕩ようとうWrittenSwaying or drifting; rare in written prose, with a floating, undulating feel.
- Related震わすふるわすNeutralTransitive, same as 「震わせる」: to make something quiver; slightly more written/formal.
- Antonym固定するNeutralTo fix something in place — the opposite of 「揺らす」, which sets it swaying.
- Antonym安定させるNeutralTo make something stable — the opposite of the swaying that 「揺らす」 causes.
Use 「揺らす」 when you actively shake something: 「ブランコを揺らす」, 「髪を揺らす」. For shaking something hard, pick 「揺さぶる」; for something swaying on its own, 「揺れる」; for rocking society or the world, 「揺るがす」; for slow, gentle swaying, 「ゆらゆら」. The opposite of shaking something is 「固定する」.
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Japanese definitions
- ゆれるようにする。ゆする。揺り動かす。
Kanji in this word
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