How to say 'Sway' in Japanese | 揺れる

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The Japanese word for Sway is 'Yureru', written as 揺れる in Japanese.'Sway' in hiragana is ゆれる.

word

揺れる

Meaning

Sway

Reading

ゆれる

yureru

Kanji

揺Rock, Shake

Explanation

The Japanese verb '揺れる (ゆれる)' means 'to sway' or 'to shake'. It is used to describe the movement of something that is not firmly fixed, such as trees in the wind, a boat on the water, or even emotions. For example: The trees sway in the wind「木が風で揺れる」(きがかぜでゆれる). The boat swayed on the waves「船が波で揺れた」(ふねがなみでゆれた). Her heart swayed with emotion「彼女の心は感情で揺れた」(かのじょのこころはかんじょうでゆれた). This verb can also be used metaphorically to describe indecision or emotional instability.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3696

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 揺れる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

揺

Meaning

Rock, Shake

Hiragana in the Word 揺れる

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

れ

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 揺れる Through the Kanji 揺

This Word contains the Kanji 揺 as well.

word

動揺

Meaning

Disturbance, Agitation

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'Yureru' means 'Sway' .

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