揺(ゆ)さぶる

ゆさぶる
verb (godan)
to shake; to rock; to sway
1. to shake; to rock
To move something back and forth or side to side repeatedly.
子供(こども)を揺(ゆ)さぶって起(お)こした。
I shook the child awake.
風(かぜ)が木(き)の枝(えだ)を激(はげ)しく揺(ゆ)さぶった。
The wind violently shook the tree branches.
2. to shake emotionally; to unsettle
To disturb someone's emotions or convictions, to make them waver.
その映画(えいが)は観客(かんきゃく)の心(こころ)を揺(ゆ)さぶった。
That movie shook the audience emotionally.

TRANSITIVITY:
他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
Pair: 揺(ゆ)らぐ (intransitive - to sway, waver)
Pattern: Xを揺(ゆ)さぶる

ASPECT (ている):
揺(ゆ)さぶっている - is shaking (action in progress)

NUANCE:
Stronger and more forceful than 揺(ゆ)らす. Implies vigorous or repeated shaking.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 肩(かた)を揺(ゆ)さぶる - to shake someone by the shoulders
  • 心(こころ)を揺(ゆ)さぶる - to move emotionally
  • 信念(しんねん)を揺(ゆ)さぶる - to shake one's convictions

WARNING:
揺(ゆ)さぶられっ子(こ)症候群(しょうこうぐん) (shaken baby syndrome) - violent shaking of infants is dangerous.

Related Words

Pair verb: 揺(ゆ)らぐ (intransitive)
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Added 2026.1.20 21:57 · Revised 2026.1.24 23:24
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