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Kanji Detail for 動 - "move, motion, activity"

動

  • Meaning

    動 means "move, motion, activity."

    1. Move - To change position; to stir.

    2. Motion - Movement; activity.

    3. Touch - To move emotionally; to affect.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    move; motion; change; confusion; shift; shake

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    move, happen; movement, action

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to move, to happen; movement, action

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Opposite of 靜 (still). Whether by its own force or external force, any object that changes position is called 動. | Action. Any action is called 動. Such as 作事舉動 (conduct and behavior), 動輒得咎 (always getting blamed). | To move emotionally. Such as 動聽 (moving to hear), 動目 (eye-catching), 歆動 (inspire), 鼓動 (arouse). Also read in departing tone. Things moving by themselves are read in rising tone; when I move something that isn't moving, it's read in departing tone. | To start. All beginnings are called 動. Such as 動工 (start construction), 動筆 (start writing), meaning to begin working on this. | Living things that can move by themselves, such as birds, beasts, insects, and fish, are collectively called 動物 (animals). | A particle. Same meaning as 輒. Such as 來往動皆經月 (coming and going always takes a month). 動 is an abbreviation of 動輒.
  • Onyomitip

    do(どう) どう

    toh(とう) とう

  • Kunyomitip

    ugo.kasu(うごかす) うごかす

    ugo.ku(うごく) うごく

    yaya.mosureba(ややもすれば) ややもすれば

  • Strokestip

    11 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    力 (chikara)

  • Related Keywords
    move motion stir act action activity touch affect emotion dynamic animate operate function work shift change progress mobile agile lively

Sentences including 動

  • One of the most beautiful animals is a cat.

  • Almost all approve of his actions.

  • You should act on your teacher's advice.

  • Turn this to the right , and the machine will start.

  • He is a man of action.

  • Can you explain how this machine works?

  • My children really like animals.

  • I was moved to tears.

  • Cats are very clean animals.

  • They acted on the information.

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