See also: 搖る

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
搖る (kyūjitai)
汰る
淘る

Etymology edit

⟨yo2ru⟩ → */jəru//juru/

From Old Japanese.

Appears to be the root of 緩い (yurui, loose), 緩やか (yuruyaka, loose, slack; languid; lax), ゆるゆる (yuruyuru, loose, baggy; slowly; softly, softeningly).

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() (yurutransitive yodan

  1. 揺る: (archaic) to shake, to sway, to quake, to sway back and forth
    1. 揺る, 汰る, 淘る: (specifically) to sift and sort, especially in water
  2. 揺る: (archaic) to pitch, to roll, to rock, to toss about (such as a ship on rough seas)
  3. 揺る: (archaic) to jolt or joggle (such as a vehicle)
  4. 揺る: (archaic) to swing back and forth (such as something suspended or hanging)
  5. 揺る: (archaic) to flicker, to waver (such as a flame)
  6. 揺る: (archaic) to tremble, to vibrate

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() (yuruintransitive nidan

  1. (archaic) to shake, to sway, to quake
  2. (archaic) to become unstable

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