Kanji

動

動

move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

力部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ドウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

うごく, うごかす

Nanori (Name Reading)

いつ

Common Readings

ドウ, うご…かす, うご…く

Example sentences

動く うごく
時計 の 針 が 動いている

The hands of the clock are moving.

証拠 しょうこ
警察 は 犯行 の 動かぬ 証拠 を 見つけた 。

The police found undeniable evidence of the crime.

動き うごき
世の中 の 動き を 注視 する 。

I am keeping a close eye on the movements of the world.

素早い すばやい
彼 は 素早い 動き で 敵 を かわした 。

He dodged the enemy with a quick movement.

行動 こうどう
行動 する 前 に よく 考え なさい 。

Think well before you act.

環境 かんきょう
私たち の 行動 は 、 育った 環境 に 大きく 影響 される 。

Our actions are greatly influenced by the environment we grew up in.

動かす うごかす
彼 は 重い 机 を 一人 で 窓際 に 動かした 。

He moved the heavy desk to the window by himself.

事実 じじつ
彼 が 犯人 だ という の は 、 動かせない 事実 だ 。

That he is the culprit is an unshakeable fact.

移動 いどう
次 の 会場 へ 移動 しましょう 。

Let's move to the next venue.

間 あいだ
東京 と 大阪 の 間 を 電車 で 移動 する

I travel between Tokyo and Osaka by train.

Example Vocabulary

動く

うごく

to move, to operate, to function

動き

うごき

movement; motion; trend; change

行動

こうどう

action; behavior; conduct

動かす

うごかす

to move; to shift; to operate

移動

いどう

movement; transfer; migration

活動

かつどう

activity; action

動揺

どうよう

agitation; unrest; shaking

発動

はつどう

invocation; exercise; activation

動物

どうぶつ

animal

感動

かんどう

being deeply moved; excitement; impression

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