← Back

動

move
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingドウ
Kun readingうご.く、うご.かす
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. moveRtK
  2. motion
  3. change
  4. confusion
  5. shift
  6. shake

Popular Usage

動物自動車動く運動動物園移動活動感動行動自動動かす形容動詞

Radicals and components

Radical力power
Components
How it's built
動
  • →
    • →
      • →
      • →
    • →
  • →

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

heavy · thousand · ri · computer · power (力) · muscle (力) · arnold

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1806

Compound words

動物どうぶつ
animal
自動車じどうしゃ
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
運動うんどう
exercise; physical training; workout; sports; athletics
動くうごく
to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing
動物園どうぶつえん
zoo; zoological gardens
移動いどう
movement; transfer; migration; removal; travel
活動かつどう
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
感動かんどう
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion
行動こうどう
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization
自動じどう
automatic; intransitive verb
動かすうごかす
to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position
移動するいどうする
to move
活動するかつどうする
to be active
行動するこうどうする
to act; to take action
感動するかんどうする
to be
起動するきどうする
startup
異動いどう
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
動きうごき
movement; move; motion; trend; development
機動きどう
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
起動きどう
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
駆動くどう
drive; driving (force)
激動げきどう
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval
言動げんどう
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour
鼓動こどう
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

Kun Reading Examples

愛の動きは不可解。うごき
Love moves in mysterious ways.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は勉強だけでなく運動も好きだ。
He likes sports as well as study.tatoeba
彼は復しゅう心にかられて行動した。
He was driven by revenge.tatoeba
彼は怖がっているような行動をした。
He behaved like he was afraid.tatoeba
彼は不動産屋にもう少し値引きするよう交渉した。
He bargained with the house agent for a lower price.tatoeba
獣遁-動物を利用。
Juton-Making use of animalswiki
動物の角で作った笛。
A fue made of a horn.wiki
心を一処に定めて動くことがない、の意。
It means fixing the mind at one point and making it immovable.wiki
前者は荘重に、後者は活発に動くのがならいである。
According to custom, the former moves solemnly and the latter actively.wiki
京都市動物園　岡崎道
Kyoto City Zoo: Okazakimichiwiki
小動物を中心とした動物園。
It is a zoo that houses mainly small animals.wiki
25〜35歳前後で身体を動かすような職業
They are about twenty-five to thirty-five years old engaged in physical-labor occupations.wiki
かしらを動かすための操作索には鯨ひげが使われる。
Running rigging lines for manipulating heads are made of baleen.wiki
教部省設立後の動き
Movements after the establishment of Kyobushowiki
動きは俊敏で怪力。
It was quick-witted and had superhuman strength.wiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 動

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step