Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to shake, to tremble, to sway, to flicker.
  2. to be unsettled, to be unstable, to fluctuate, to waver (e.g. between options), to vacillate, to seesaw.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
揺れ動く ゆれうごく
 
 
 
ゆれ動く ゆれうごく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

swing, shake, sway
ゆ.れる ヨウ うご.く (8th, 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 (9th, 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)
move, motion, change
ドウ うご.く るぎ (3rd, N4)
heavy, important, esteem
ジュウ おも.い かさ.ねる (3rd, N4)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)