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Nature & Environment

ゆさゆさ

yusa-yusa

Heavy, swaying movement of large things

The slow, weighty swaying of something large — a big tree in the wind, a heavy curtain, or a large person walking. Heavier and more pronounced than yura-yura.

💡A large oak tree in a storm — 'The old tree was swaying yusa-yusa in the strong wind.'

Example

大木が強風でゆさゆさと揺れている。

The large tree is swaying yusa-yusa in the strong wind.

Quiz yourself

The giant pine tree ___ swayed in the typhoon wind.

大きな松の木が台風の風で○○と揺れた。

swayingheavytreeswindmovement
Intermediate