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動揺どうよう (douyou)

disturbance, unrest, shaking, trembling, pitching, rolling, oscillation, agitation, excitement, commotion

  • JLPT N1
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  • #9082 most frequent

Meaning

動揺 (どうよう, douyou) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “disturbance, unrest, shaking, trembling, pitching, rolling, oscillation, agitation, excitement, commotion”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

彼女かのじょはその知しらせを聞きいて激はげしく動揺どうようした

She was deeply shaken on hearing the news.

彼かれはその知しらせに動揺どうようした。

He was agitated by the news.

彼かれはその話はなしを聞きいてひどく動揺どうようした。

The story shook him badly.

私わたしはその悲かなしい知しらせに動揺どうようを覚おぼえた。

I felt disturbed at the sad news.

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