揺らぐ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
揺
ゆ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
搖らぐ (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Formerly ゆらく (yuraku), with the final -ku softening to -gu. Derived from adverb ゆら (yura, evoking the sound of a ball or bell rocking), itself derived from or cognate with the imperfective form of Old Japanese verb ゆる (yuru) (揺る / 淘る / 汰る, "to rock, to shake").

Compare 揺れる (yureru, “to shake; to be unsettled; to hesitate”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ゆらぐ [yùrágú] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ゆら​ぐ [yùráꜜgù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝɾa̠ɡɯ̟ᵝ]

• Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "揺らぐ"

Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形)	揺らぐ	ゆらぐ	[yùrágú]
Imperative (命令形)	揺らげ	ゆらげ	[yùrágé]
Key constructions
Passive	揺らがれる	ゆらがれる	[yùrágárérú]
Causative	揺らがせる	ゆらがせる	[yùrágásérú]
Potential	揺らげる	ゆらげる	[yùrágérú]
Volitional	揺らごう	ゆらご​ー	[yùrágóꜜò]
Negative	揺らがない	ゆらがない	[yùrágánáí]
Negative perfective	揺らがなかった	ゆらがな​かった	[yùrágánáꜜkàttà]
Formal	揺らぎます	ゆらぎま​す	[yùrágímáꜜsù]
Perfective	揺らいだ	ゆらいだ	[yùráídá]
Conjunctive	揺らいで	ゆらいで	[yùráídé]
Hypothetical conditional	揺らげば	ゆらげ​ば	[yùrágéꜜbà]

Verb

揺(ゆ)らぐ • (yuragu) intransitive godan (stem 揺(ゆ)らぎ (yuragi), past 揺(ゆ)らいだ (yuraida))

1. to waver, to sway back and forth
2. to shake, to tremble
3. to feel shaken

Conjugation

Conjugation of "揺らぐ" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	揺らが	ゆらが	yuraga
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	揺らぎ	ゆらぎ	yuragi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	揺らぐ	ゆらぐ	yuragu
Rentaikei ("attributive")	揺らぐ	ゆらぐ	yuragu
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	揺らげ	ゆらげ	yurage
Meireikei ("imperative")	揺らげ	ゆらげ	yurage
Key constructions
Passive	揺らがれる	ゆらがれる	yuragareru
Causative	揺らがせる 揺らがす	ゆらがせる ゆらがす	yuragaseru yuragasu
Potential	揺らげる	ゆらげる	yurageru
Volitional	揺らごう	ゆらごう	yuragō
Negative	揺らがない	ゆらがない	yuraganai
Negative continuative	揺らがず	ゆらがず	yuragazu
Formal	揺らぎます	ゆらぎます	yuragimasu
Perfective	揺らいだ	ゆらいだ	yuraida
Conjunctive	揺らいで	ゆらいで	yuraide
Hypothetical conditional	揺らげば	ゆらげば	yurageba