- yuragu to swing, to sway, to shake, to tremble; to waver, to feel shaken, to become unstable
Used for physical swaying or, more often, for wavering feelings, beliefs, or resolve in emotional or literary contexts rather than plain motion.
彼の決意は少し揺らぐ。
Kare no ketsui wa sukoshi yuragu.
His resolve wavers a little.
風で木の枝が揺らぐ。
Kaze de ki no eda ga yuragu.
The tree branches sway in the wind.
⚖️ Often confused with 揺れる (yureru), which is more physical and object-focused, while 揺らぐ leans toward inner wavering.
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