Japanese

らめく

ゆらめく
Meaning: to waver; to flicker; to sway
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 揺らめく 揺らめかない
Polite 揺らめきます 揺らめきません
Past 揺らめいた 揺らめかなかった
Polite + Past 揺らめきました 揺らめきませんでした
Te-form 揺らめいて 揺らめかなくて
Potential 揺らめける 揺らめけない
Passive 揺らめかれる 揺らめかれない
Causative 揺らめかせる 揺らめかせない
Causative + Passive 揺らめかされる 揺らめかされない
Imperative 揺らめけ 揺らめくな

Handwriting

揺
ら
め
く

Example

The flames of the bonfire are flickering in the darkness.

Usage Notes

Describes the unsteady movement of light, shadows, or objects.

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