揺る

See also: 搖る

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
搖る (kyūjitai)
汰る
淘る

Etymology

⟨yo2ru⟩ → */jəru//juru/

From Old Japanese.

Appears to be the root of 緩い (yurui, loose), 緩やか (yuruyaka, loose, slack; languid; lax), ゆるゆる (yuruyuru, loose, baggy; slowly; softly, softeningly).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [yùrú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [jɯ̟ɾɯ̟]

Verb

() • (yurutransitive yodan

  1. (archaic) to shake, to sway, to quake, to sway back and forth
    1. 揺る, 汰る, 淘る: (specifically) to sift and sort, especially in water
  2. (archaic) to pitch, to roll, to rock, to toss about (such as a ship on rough seas)
  3. (archaic) to jolt or joggle (such as a vehicle)
  4. (archaic) to swing back and forth (such as something suspended or hanging)
  5. (archaic) to flicker, to waver (such as a flame)
  6. (archaic) to tremble, to vibrate

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ()() (yuruyuru)
  • ()るぐ (yurugu)
  • ()らす (yurasu, modern transitive)
  • ()られる (yurareru, to be shaken)
  • ゆらゆら (yurayura)
  • ()らかす (yurakasu)
  • ()らつく (yuratsuku)
  • ()らゆ (yurayu)
  • ()ららか (yuraraka)
  • () (yuri)
  • ()()げる (yuriageru)
  • ()()はす (yuriawasu)
  • ()(いた) (yuriita)
  • ()()こす (yuriokosu)
  • ()()とす (yuriotosu)
  • ()(かえ) (yurikaesu)
  • ()(かご) (yurikago)
  • ()() (yuriko)
  • ()() (yurisuu)
  • ()(なお) (yurinaosu)
  • ()(もど) (yurimodoshi)
  • ()() (yuriwa)
  • ()()ける (yuriwakeru)

Verb

() • (yuruintransitive nidan

  1. (archaic) to shake, to sway, to quake
  2. (archaic) to become unstable

Conjugation

Derived terms