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揺るがす (ゆるがす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
shake ; rock ; shock
Transitive verb meaning to physically shake something, or to cause a major disturbance or shock to a system, institution, or person's feelings. Often used in news contexts for scandals or crises.
その
スキャンダル
は
政せい
界かい
を
揺ゆ
るがし
た
。
The scandal rocked the political world.
Written forms 揺ゆ るがす Usage 75%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency form in news and general use.
ゆるがす Usage 20%
揺ゆる がす Usage 5%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not a standard modern spelling.
Similar words 揺ゆ れる Intransitive counterpart; means 'to shake' or 'to sway' by itself, without an agent causing the motion.
揺ゆ する Also transitive, but often implies a lighter, repeated shaking motion (e.g., shaking a bottle or a person awake), and can mean 'to extort'.
Etymology Derived from the verb 揺る (yuru, 'to shake'), which is archaic in modern Japanese, combined with the transitive/causative suffix す. The historical derivation is uncertain, but the form is conventionally associated with causing shaking or disturbance.
