Mnemonic
With your hand, you grip a claw crane joystick and swing it wildly. The claw lurches over rows of tin cans, swaying back and forth. You swing harder—the claw finally snags a tin can and lifts it triumphantly!
Additional thoughts
Picture the arcade claw machine vividly: your hand on the stick, the metal claw swinging above shiny tin cans. The swaying motion of the claw IS the swing.Quick recall
A hand works a claw machine, Swinging it over tin cans.Details
The keyword for 揺 is swing. This kanji refers to the action of swaying, shaking, or rocking back and forth. It conveys a sense of unsteady, oscillating movement, whether gentle like the rocking of a cradle or more vigorous like the shaking caused by an earthquake. It can also be used figuratively to describe wavering emotions or an unsettled state of mind.
- On'yomi
- よう
- Kun'yomi
- ゆ.れる、ゆ.る、ゆ.らぐ、ゆ.るぐ、ゆ.する、ゆ.さぶる、ゆ.すぶる、うご.く