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Meaning of 動揺 in Japanese
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動揺JLPT 1
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Kana Readingどうよう
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Romajidōyō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- disturbance; unrest; shaking; trembling; pitching; rolling; oscillation; agitation; excitement; commotion
- Example sentence
- 彼はひどく動揺していたので、善悪の区別が出来なかった。 He was too upset to distinguish vice from virtue.
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Examples of 動揺, どうよう in a sentence
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He was too upset to distinguish vice from virtue.
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He was agitated by the news.
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He felt himself shaken at the news.
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He felt himself shaken at the news.
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The manufacturing sector is a frenzy over the new monetary policy.
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I felt disturbed at the sad news.
Kanji in this word
揺
JLPT 1
12 strokes
swing, shake, sway, rock, tremble, vibrate
On'Yomi: ヨウ
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
動
JLPT 4
11 strokes
move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
On'Yomi: ドウ
Kun'Yomi: うご.く, うご.かす