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動

move
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingドウ
Kun readingうご.く、うご.かす
JōyōGrade 3
  1. motion

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

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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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
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
作動さどう
operation; functioning; running
始動しどう
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation; going into action
手動しゅどう
manual (operation)
受動じゅどう
passivity
出動しゅつどう
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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