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Kanji Detail for 動 - "to move, motion"

動

  • Meaning

    動 means "to move, motion."

    1. Move - To change position; to stir.

    2. Motion - Movement; activity.

    3. Touch - To move emotionally; to affect.

  • Words using 動

    • 動き うごき Listen movement; move; motion
    • 活動 かつどう Listen activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation
    • 行動 こうどう Listen action; conduct; behaviour
    • 運動 うんどう Listen exercise; physical training; workout
    • 自動車 じどうしゃ Listen car; automobile; motorcar
    • 動物 どうぶつ Listen animal
    • 不動産 ふどうさん Listen real estate
    • 動向 どうこう Listen trend; tendency; movement

  • Four-character idioms with 動

    • 一挙一動 いっきょいちどう Listen one's every action; every single move
    • 大山鳴動 たいざんめいどう Listen big fuss over nothing; much cry and little wool; much ado about nothing
    • 強権発動 きょうけんはつどう Listen invoking the coercive power of the state; calling upon the power of the state
    • 教唆扇動 きょうさせんどう Listen instigation and abetment
    • 気韻生動 きいんせいどう Listen being animated (vivid) with grace (elegance, refinement)
    • 直立不動 ちょくりつふどう Listen standing at attention; standing stiffly upright

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    • Verified meaning: to move, motion
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ゆるぎ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 動

    Given names 動(ゆるぎ)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    doh(ドウ) ドウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ugo.ku(うご-く) うご-く

    ugoka.su(うご-かす) うご-かす

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    力 (chikara)

  • Related Keywords

    to move motion touch resonate stir tendency act operate advance affect animate behavior change drive execute fluctuate function maneuver mobilize oscillate performance progress propel run shift action

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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