What is the Kanji for "Rock" and "Shake"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Rock" and "Shake", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Rock" and "Shake" is "揺".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Yu".

Its onyomi reading is "You".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "扌" means "Hand" . And The component "爫" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "揺" mean in japanese?

"揺" means "Rock" and "Shake".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

揺れる: "Sway". The Japanese verb '揺れる (ゆれる)' means 'to sway'. This verb is used to describe the action of swinging or rocking back and forth, often due to an external force or motion. It can be used to describe the movement of objects, as well as the sensation experienced by someone or something. For example: The tree branches swayed in the wind - (木の枝が風に揺れた). I felt dizzy as the boat rocked and swayed - (船が揺れたので、気分が悪くなった).

動揺: "Unrest". The noun '動揺 (どうよう)' means 'unrest'. This word refers to a state of disturbance, agitation, or instability, either in one's emotions or in a situation. It can describe feelings of anxiety, nervousness, or a lack of composure. For example: The stock market crash caused widespread unrest in the economy - (株式市場の暴落は経済に広範囲な動揺を引き起こした). They felt unrest about the upcoming exam - (彼らは今回の試験に動揺を感じていた).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "よ" is read as "yo". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". And The hiragana "ゆ" is read as "yu".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.