揺れる

Derived via regular historical processes from the 下二段活用 (shimo nidan katsuyō, “lower bigrade conjugation”) intransitive form of classical Japanese verb 揺る (yuru), itself from Old Japanese.

• (Tokyo) ゆれる (Heiban – )
• IPA^(key):

揺(ゆ)れる • (yureru) intransitive ichidan (stem 揺(ゆ)れ (yure), past 揺(ゆ)れた (yureta))

1. to shake, to quake, to sway back and forth

   地面(じめん)が揺(ゆ)れた。

   Jimen ga yureta.

   The earth shook.

2. to pitch, to roll, to rock, to toss about (such as a ship on rough seas)
3. to jolt or joggle (such as a vehicle)
4. to swing back and forth (such as something suspended or hanging)
5. to flicker, to waver (such as a flame)
6. to tremble, to vibrate

• 揺(ゆ)れ (yure): shaking, swaying, quaking, pitching, rolling, etc. (the noun form of all the above verb senses)

• 揺(ゆ)らす (yurasu): to make something shake, quake, sway, pitch, roll, etc. (the transitive or causative form of all the above verb senses)