動揺

どうよう

shaking, turbulence

Mnemonic

Moving and swaying at once, and it is not the building doing it. She heard the news and could not hold still, dough どう on a yo-yo よう: どうよう.

Built from

動

move

重 heavy + 力 power

揺

shake, sway

扌 a hand on the left with a jar stacked above and below on the right, and the whole lot rocking.

Also read どうよう

同様 similar

Words sharing these kanji

動く to move 動き movement, motion 行動 action, conduct 動かす to move, to make a move 移動 movement, shift 活動 activity 揺れる to shake, to sway

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