Kanji

Level: N4 Strokes: 11

動

Meaning in English

move, motion, change

Readings

Onyomi: ドウ Kunyomi: うご.く, うご.かす Romaji: dou / ugo.ku, ugo.kasu

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動

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese movimento, deslocamento, mudança

Spanish movimiento, cambio

Korean 움직임, 동작, 변화

French mouvement, changement

Italian movimento, cambiamento

German Bewegung, Veränderung

Indonesian bergerak, pergerakan, perubahan

★ Vietnamese di chuyển, chuyển động, thay đổi

Thai การเคลื่อนไหว, การเปลี่ยนแปลง

Related kanji

N3 務 mu / tsuto.meru task, duties, tâche N1 勘 kan intuition, perception, check N3 勝 shou / ka.tsu, -ga.chi, masa.ru, sugu.reru, katsu victory, win, prevail N2 募 bo / tsuno.ru recruit, campaign, gather (contributions) N3 勤 kin, gon / tsuto.meru, -zuto.me, tsuto.maru, iso.shimu diligence, become employed, serve N4 勉 ben / tsuto.meru exertion, endeavour, encourage N2 勢 sei, zei / ikio.i, hazumi forces, energy, military strength N1 勧 kan, ken / susu.meru persuade, recommend, advise N2 勇 yuu / isa.mu courage, cheer up, be in high spirits

Words with this kanji

N1 他動詞 tadoushi transitive verb (direct object) N1 助動詞 jodoushi auxiliary verb N1 不動産 fudousan real estate N1 変動 hendou change, fluctuation N1 暴動 boudou insurrection, riot, uprising N2 形容動詞 keiyoudoushi adjectival noun, quasi-adjective N2 動作 dousa action, movements, motions N3 自動 jidou automatic, self-operating N3 移動 idou movement, transfer, relocation

Sentences with this kanji

N4 来月から毎朝早く起きて運動することにした Raigetsu kara maiasa hayaku okite undou suru koto ni shita I decided to wake up early and exercise starting next month N3 健康のために毎日運動しています。 Kenkou no tame ni mainichi undou shiteimasu. I exercise every day for my health. N4 毎日運動することにしました。 Mainichi undou suru koto ni shimashita. I decided to exercise every day. N4 最近は忙しくて運動する時間がなかなか取れないんだ Saikin wa isogashikute undou suru jikan ga nakanaka torenai nda Recently I have been busy and cannot find time to exercise