- yurayura swaying, swinging, rocking, shaking, wavering, flickering
Manga and casual speech; describes a gentle, repeated swaying motion, often for objects or flames, less common in formal writing.
ろうそくの火が揺ら揺らと揺れている。
Rōsoku no hi ga yurayura to yurete iru.
The candle flame is flickering.
風で木の葉が揺ら揺らと舞う。
Kaze de konoha ga yurayura to mau.
The leaves sway gently in the wind.
⚖️ Often confused with ゆらゆら (yurayura), which also means swaying; 揺ら揺ら is more emphatic and often used for flickering flames.
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