揺 means “shake, sway”

ゆれる · yureru

Also: swing, rock

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): ゆれる, ゆる, ゆらぐ, ゆるぐ, ゆする
On'yomi (Chinese reading): ヨウ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 12 strokes

The story

A hand (扌) beside a clay jar (缶) with a hand on its lid (⺤): picture shaking a jar to hear what rattles. 揺れる is to shake or sway, the word for every earthquake tremor, and 動揺 is being shaken up inside.

Used in 揺れる (yureru, to shake/sway), 動揺 (douyou, agitation), and 揺りかご (yurikago, cradle)

揺 means “shake, sway”

The story

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