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揺

Level VIII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 986 / 2,608

Shake

On’yomi
よう
Kun’yomi
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Radical
手 Hand (Kangxi 64)

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

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

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 swayN4
揺らぐ ゆらぐ to swing;to sway;to shake;to trembleN1
揺さぶる ゆさぶる to shake;to jolt;to rock;to swingN1

揺 is rank 986 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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