揺る・淘る・汰る|ゆるyuru[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
揺る揺る is the most common spelling and is written with kanji and kana; it is the form beginners should choose.
淘る淘る is less common than 揺る but more common than 汰る, and its kanji is outdated; learners should choose 揺る instead.
汰る汰る is the least common of these spellings and uses an outdated kanji; learners should choose 揺る instead.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing彼らの船は波に揺られていた。↗Their ship was at the mercy of the waves.
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 揺る（ゆる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 揺ります（ゆります） |
| Negative (nai) | 揺らない（ゆらない） |
| polite (masen) | 揺りません（ゆりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 揺らず・揺らぬ（ゆらず・ゆらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 揺った（ゆった） |
| polite (mashita) | 揺りました（ゆりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 揺らなかった（ゆらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 揺りませんでした（ゆりませんでした） |
| Te form | 揺って（ゆって） |
| Potential | 揺れる（ゆれる） |
| Passive | 揺られる（ゆられる） |
| Causative | 揺らせる（ゆらせる） |
| Causative passive | 揺らせられる・揺らされる（ゆらせられる・ゆらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 揺れば（ゆれば） |
| tara | 揺ったら（ゆったら） |
| Volitional | 揺ろう（ゆろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 揺りましょう（ゆりましょう） |
| Imperative | 揺れ（ゆれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym揺さぶるゆさぶるNeutralTransitive; to shake something hard, also figuratively to stir people's hearts, as in 「心を揺さぶる」.
- Synonym揺らすゆらすNeutralTransitive; to make something sway or rock. Common in everyday speech.
- SynonymゆするNeutralTransitive; to shake, as in 「体を揺する」. As 「強請る」 it means to extort, as in 「金を強請る」.
- Synonym揺すぶるゆすぶるCasualTransitive; to shake something. A more colloquial variant of 「揺さぶる」.
- Synonym揺り動かすゆりうごかすWrittenTransitive, written style; to shake something vigorously, also figuratively to shake or rock something.
- Related揺れるゆれるNeutralIntransitive; the everyday word for swaying or shaking. 「揺る」is old-fashioned and rare, surviving mainly in compounds like 「揺り籠」, or as 「淘る」 'to wash rice'.
- Related揺るぐゆるぐWrittenIntransitive, formal; to waver. Often in the form 「揺るぎない」'unshakable', stressing firm conviction.
- Related揺るがすゆるがすWrittenTransitive, formal; to shake something to its foundations, as in 「世界を揺るがす」.
- Related揺らぐゆらぐNeutralIntransitive; to sway or waver, stressing instability, as in 「決意が揺らぐ」.
- RelatedガタガタCasualColloquial mimetic word; rattling, clattering shaking, also trembling or grumbling.
- Related動揺どうようNeutralNoun; chiefly mental agitation or unrest, though it can also denote physical shaking.
- Related震動しんどうWrittenWritten word for vibration, as of earthquakes or machinery.
- RelatedゆらゆらNeutralMimetic word for slow, gentle swaying.
- RelatedシェイクNeutralLoanword; shaking a drink or container, and also a milkshake.
- Related震えるふるえるNeutralIntransitive; to tremble or shiver, typically from cold or fear.
- Relatedぐら付くぐらつくNeutralTo wobble unsteadily; also used of wavering will or resolve.
- RelatedガクガクCasualColloquial mimetic word; trembling legs or loose, wobbly parts — quivering instability.
- Related震盪しんとうWrittenFormal medical term, mostly as 「脳震盪」'concussion'.
- Related震わせるふるわせるNeutralTransitive; to make something quiver or tremble, as in 「声を震わせる」.
- Related揺らめくゆらめくWrittenFormal; of flames or light flickering and swaying.
- RelatedたゆたうWrittenLiterary; to drift or sway to and fro, also to waver in resolve.
- Related震うふるうWrittenOld-fashioned written verb for trembling or quaking.
- Related揺り動くゆりうごくWrittenIntransitive and rare, written style; to rock or quake.
- RelatedがたつくCasualColloquial; to rattle and be shaky, also of an organization in turmoil.
「揺る」is old-fashioned and rare today, kept mainly in compounds like 「揺り籠」and 「揺り起こす」; written 「淘る」 it means to wash rice. For everyday shaking use 「揺れる」(intransitive) or 「揺らす」(transitive); for shaking something hard, 「揺さぶる」; for wavering resolve, 「揺らぐ」. Other words cover special shades: trembling (「震える」), rattling (「ガタガタ」「がたつく」), formal or literary shaking (「揺るがす」「揺り動かす」), and mental agitation (「動揺」).
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