Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to shake, to jolt, to rock, to swing, to sway.
  2. to shake (e.g. the political world), to disturb, to shock, to upset.
  3. Baseball term.to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
揺さぶる ゆさぶる
 
 
揺さ振る ゆさぶる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

swing, shake, sway
ゆ.れる ヨウ うご.く (Late Jr. High, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
a vase, a pitcher, earthenware
paw radical
tin can, container, jar radical (no. 121)
カン かま ふ (Early High School, N2)
noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM
ゴ うま (2nd, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)