Vocabulary

What does 動揺 (どうよう, douyou) mean?

動揺 (どうよう, douyou) means agitation, upset.

Quick facts
Reading	どうよう
Romaji	douyou
Part of speech	noun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N3

動揺どうよう

N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondouyou

agitation, upset

1noun · suru verb · intransitive shaking; trembling; pitching
2noun · suru verb · intransitive disturbance; unrest; agitation

Example sentences

彼(かれ)は少(すこ)しも動揺(どうよう)しませんでした。
He wasn't the least bit rattled.
悪(わる)い知(し)らせに心(こころ)が動揺(どうよう)しました。
My heart was shaken by the bad news.

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