JLPT N1 · Verb

揺さぶる (yusaburu)

揺さぶる (ゆさぶる, yusaburu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to shake; to jolt”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ゆさぶる
Romaji: yusaburu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing; to sway · godan verb, transitive
to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to shock; to upset · godan verb, transitive
to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch) · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

地震が突然、建物をゆさぶった。

The earthquake suddenly shook the buildings.

Tatoeba #126902

強い円が経済を揺さぶっている。

A strong yen is shaking the economy.

Tatoeba #180541

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 揺さぶる

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	揺さぶる	ゆさぶる yusaburu
Polite (~masu)	揺さぶります	ゆさぶります yusaburimasu
Negative	揺さぶらない	ゆさぶらない yusaburanai
Polite negative	揺さぶりません	ゆさぶりません yusaburimasen
Past	揺さぶった	ゆさぶった yusabutta
Polite past	揺さぶりました	ゆさぶりました yusaburimashita
Negative past	揺さぶらなかった	ゆさぶらなかった yusaburanakatta
Te-form	揺さぶって	ゆさぶって yusabutte
Potential	揺さぶれる	ゆさぶれる yusabureru
Passive	揺さぶられる	ゆさぶられる yusaburareru
Causative	揺さぶらせる	ゆさぶらせる yusaburaseru
Volitional	揺さぶろう	ゆさぶろう yusaburou
Imperative	揺さぶれ	ゆさぶれ yusabure
Conditional (~ba)	揺さぶれば	ゆさぶれば yusabureba

Kanji in 揺さぶる

揺

swing, shake, swayヨウ・ゆ.れる・ゆ.る · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 揺さぶる.

揺れるゆれるto shake動揺どうようshaking揺らぐゆらぐto swing

Source: JMdict entry 1545600 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.