揺る

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See also: 搖る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
揺
ゆ
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

Verb

揺(ゆ)る • (yuru) transitive †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

Classical conjugation of "揺る" (ラ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 揺ら ゆら yura
Continuative (連用形) 揺り ゆり yuri
Terminal (終止形) 揺る ゆる yuru
Attributive (連体形) 揺る ゆる yuru
Realis (已然形) 揺れ ゆれ yure
Imperative (命令形) 揺れ ゆれ yure
Key constructions
Negative 揺らず ゆらず yurazu
Contrasting conjunction 揺れど ゆれど yuredo
Causal conjunction 揺れば ゆれば yureba
Conditional conjunction 揺らば ゆらば yuraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 揺りき ゆりき yuriki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 揺りけり ゆりけり yurikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 揺りつ ゆりつ yuritu
Perfect tense (natural event) 揺りぬ ゆりぬ yurinu
Perfect-continuative tense 揺れり
揺りたり		 ゆれり
ゆりたり		 yureri
yuritari
Volitional 揺らむ ゆらむ yuramu

Derived terms

Verb

揺(ゆ)る • (yuru) intransitive †nidan

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

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "揺る" (ラ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 揺れ ゆれ yure
Continuative (連用形) 揺れ ゆれ yure
Terminal (終止形) 揺る ゆる yuru
Attributive (連体形) 揺るる ゆるる yururu
Realis (已然形) 揺るれ ゆるれ yurure
Imperative (命令形) 揺れよ ゆれよ yureyo
Key constructions
Negative 揺れず ゆれず yurezu
Contrasting conjunction 揺るれど ゆるれど yururedo
Causal conjunction 揺るれば ゆるれば yurureba
Conditional conjunction 揺れば ゆれば yureba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 揺れき ゆれき yureki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 揺れけり ゆれけり yurekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 揺れつ ゆれつ yuretu
Perfect tense (natural event) 揺れぬ ゆれぬ yurenu
Perfect-continuative tense 揺れたり ゆれたり yuretari
Volitional 揺れむ ゆれむ yuremu

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