Kanji 動

音読おんよみ: ドウ

訓読くんよみ: うごく・うごかす

画数かくすう: 11

部首ぶしゅ: ちから（力）

Meaning

Move / Motion / Change

Conjugation
Tap for 動く (move) Tap for 動かす (operate)
  • 運動うんどう — exercise, movement
  • 自動車じどうしゃ — automobile
  • 感動かんどう — moved / touched
  • 行動こうどう — behavior, action
  • 動物どうぶつ — animal
  • 動作どうさ — movement, gesture
More examples - tap to expand
  • 移動いどう — movement, transfer
  • 挙動きょどう — behavior, conduct
  • 振動しんどう — vibration
  • 活動かつどう — activity
  • 動揺どうよう — agitation; emotional disturbance
Compound Verbs - tap to expand
  • 動うごき回まわる — to move around; to bustle about
  • 動うごき出だす — to start moving; to get underway
  • 動うごき続つづける — to keep moving
  • 動うごき始はじめる — to begin moving
  • 揺ゆれ動うごく — to sway; to waver; to fluctuate
  • 動うごかし続つづける — to keep something running; to keep moving (something)

The left part 重 (heavy) suggests "weight" or "pressure," but here acts phonetically or implies substance, while the right part 力 (power) emphasizes action. The character 動 expresses the act of putting energy into movement or changing position.

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