“Shaky” in Japanese
Short answer
Shaky in Japanese is “よぼよぼ” (yoboyobo). Full meaning: doddering, tottering, unsteady, shaky, decrepit, infirm, frail, feeble.
Other ways to say “Shaky” in Japanese
覚束ない
obotsukanai uncertain, doubtful, unpromising; unreliable, unsteady, insecure, shaky, faltering; unclear, vague, hazy, indistinct
ヨボヨボ
yoboyobo doddering, tottering, unsteady, shaky, decrepit, infirm, frail, feeble
怪しい
ayashii suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy; doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible; untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor
覚束な
obotsukana uncertain, doubtful, unpromising; unreliable, unsteady, insecure, shaky, faltering; unclear, vague, hazy, indistinct
覚束なく
obotsukanaku uncertain, doubtful, unpromising; unreliable, unsteady, insecure, shaky, faltering; unclear, vague, hazy, indistinct
覚束ねえ
obotsukanei uncertain, doubtful, unpromising; unreliable, unsteady, insecure, shaky, faltering; unclear, vague, hazy, indistinct
覚束のう
obotsukanou uncertain, doubtful, unpromising; unreliable, unsteady, insecure, shaky, faltering; unclear, vague, hazy, indistinct
覚束なさ
obotsukanasa uncertain, doubtful, unpromising; unreliable, unsteady, insecure, shaky, faltering; unclear, vague, hazy, indistinct
覚束なきゃ
obotsukanakya uncertain, doubtful, unpromising; unreliable, unsteady, insecure, shaky, faltering; unclear, vague, hazy, indistinct
覚束なくっ
obotsukanaku uncertain, doubtful, unpromising; unreliable, unsteady, insecure, shaky, faltering; unclear, vague, hazy, indistinct
覚束なかろ
obotsukanakaro uncertain, doubtful, unpromising; unreliable, unsteady, insecure, shaky, faltering; unclear, vague, hazy, indistinct
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