Memory phrase for the Kanji: 揺

揺

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Meaning shake, swing, rock, pitch, flicker

Pronunciation

YŌ
yuru/reru/suru/suburu

Explanation

Left: hand 扌, right: hand reaching down 爫, var. of can 缶 (lid and can opener 十 of that can 凵)

Mnemonic
 
(Due to an earthquake?) Use your hand to reach downwards to the can [without half of the lid ノ] because it is: shaking/swinging.

Radicals

扌 handSeveral characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌, 手, ヨ
爫 grap downwardsThe radical notsu shows a hand which is reaching downwards.
缶 container, can
凵 frame
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 Vocabulary

動揺 どうよう  disturbance, unrest, shaking, trembling, pitching, rolling, oscillation
揺さぶる ゆさぶる  to shake, jolt, rock, swing
揺らぐ ゆらぐ  to swing, to sway, to shake, to tremble
揺れる ゆれる  to shake, to sway

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