搖る

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō
For pronunciation and definitions of 搖る – see the following entry.
[verb] 揺る: (archaic) to shake, to sway, to quake, to sway back and forth
[verb] 揺る, 汰る, 淘る: (specifically) to sift and sort, especially in water
[verb] 揺る: (archaic) to pitch, to roll, to rock, to toss about (such as a ship on rough seas)
[verb] 揺る: (archaic) to jolt or joggle (such as a vehicle)
[verb] 揺る: (archaic) to swing back and forth (such as something suspended or hanging)
[verb] 揺る: (archaic) to flicker, to waver (such as a flame)
[verb] 揺る: (archaic) to tremble, to vibrate
[verb] (archaic) to shake, to sway, to quake
[verb] (archaic) to become unstable
Alternative spellings
汰る, 淘る
(This term, 搖る, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Old Japanese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Japonic *yəru. Cognate with Okinawan 搖ゆん (yuyun).

Noun

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搖る (yo2ru) (kana よる)

  1. to shake, tremble
    • 720, Nihon Shoki, poem 91, first variant:
      於彌能姑能耶賦能之魔柯枳始陀騰余瀰那爲我與釐拠魔耶黎夢之魔柯枳
      omi1 no2 ko1 no2 yapu no2 sibakaki1 sita to2yo2mi1 nawi ga yo2riko2ba yaremu sibakaki1
      The eight-fold fastening fence / Of the Omi's child / Should an earthquake come, shaking, / Reverberating below, / 'Twill be a ruined fastening fence.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Japanese: 揺る (yuru)