# 揺 — sway; shake

揺 means “sway; shake”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ヨウ (you). Kun'yomi: ゆ(れる) (yureru). You'll see it in words such as 揺るがす (yurugasu, “to shake; to swing”).

- Meaning: sway; shake
- On'yomi: ヨウ (you)
- Kun'yomi: ゆ(れる) (yureru)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Moving 2

## How to remember 揺

Parts: 扌 hand · 爫 claw · 缶 tin can

## Words with 揺

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 揺るがす | ゆるがす (yurugasu) | to shake; to swing |
| 揺らぐ | ゆらぐ (yuragu) | to swing; to sway |
| 揺れる | ゆれる (yureru) | to shake; to sway |

## More in the “Moving 2” set

[徹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-all-the-way/) · [至](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/culminate/) · [駆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gallop/) · [揺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sway/) · [陥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fall-into/) · [滑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/slide/) · [巡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-around/) · [遇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/encounter/)

---

From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sway/. Last updated 2026-11-01.