Translation guide
Describes unsteady, shaky movement from side to side or back and forth, often due to instability or lack of balance.
Describing something that moves unsteadily from side to side, like a table with uneven legs or a person losing balance.
An onomatopoeic adverb describing something large or heavy swaying or wobbling unsteadily. Often used with the verb する (suru) to mean 'to wobble'.
Describing a rapid, small-scale shaking, like jelly or a person's voice.
Describing something that moves back and forth between positions, like a wavering opinion or an unsteady object.
Intransitive verb meaning to shake, sway, or wobble. Can be used for physical objects or abstract things like emotions.
机がぐらぐらする。
The desk is wobbling.
地震で建物がぐらぐら揺れた。
The building wobbled in the earthquake.
Onomatopoeia for rattling or shaking, often with a clattering sound. Used for things that are loose and make noise when wobbling.
古い椅子ががたがたする。
The old chair is wobbling (and rattling).
Describes unsteady movement, often due to dizziness, weakness, or intoxication. More associated with swaying of a person or light object.
彼は疲れてふらふら歩いている。
He is walking wobblingly from exhaustion.
Onomatopoeia for a soft, jelly-like wobble or quiver. Often used for food, flesh, or a trembling voice.
ゼリーがぷるぷる震えている。
The jelly is wobbling.
General verb for trembling or shivering. Can describe a wobbling voice or shaking body part.
声が震えている。
His voice is wobbling.
ろうそくの火が揺れている。
The candle flame is wobbling.
Verb meaning to stagger or wobble, often due to dizziness or instability. Implies a loss of balance.
彼はよろけてふらついた。
He stumbled and wobbled.