Word details

揺れ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 揺れ.

Dictionary

Entry

揺れNounFreq #6806
1

shaking; shake; jolt; jolting; vibration; tremor; flickering

Examples
地震のあと小さなゆれが何回かあった。
Several slight shocks followed the earthquake.
2

unsettledness; instability; vacillating; wavering

3

Linguistics

existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

swing, shake, sway, rock, tremble, vibrate

12 strokesFrequency 1,079JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ヨウ

Kun

ゆ.れるゆ.るゆ.らぐゆ.るぐゆ.するゆ.さぶるゆ.すぶるうご.く

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