# 揺 — Shake

Frequency rank 986 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 快 (Pleasant), less common than 夕 (Evening).

- On’yomi: よう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

Fingers on the left, with a claw and meat on the right — fingers and claws shake a piece of meat back and forth violently.

In words:

- 揺れる ゆれる — to shake,to sway
- 揺らぐ ゆらぐ — to swing;to sway;to shake;to tremble
- 揺さぶる ゆさぶる — to shake;to jolt;to rock;to swing

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