Kanji1 / 11
動 kanji
move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
- JLPT level
- N4 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
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On readings
ドウ
Kun readings
うごくうごかす
Words with 動
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —直線運動linear motion
- —愛玩動物pet (animal)
- —景気変動business fluctuations
- —花自動車a flower-bedecked vehicle
- —高等動物higher animal
- —猟官運動seeking government posts
- —事前運動pre-election campaigning
- —草食動物herbivore
- —造山運動mountain-making movements; mountain building; orogenesis
- —確固不動unshakeable (e.g. belief); invincible; steadfastness; firmness; unwavering (e.g. support); absolutely secure
- —卵生動物oviparous animal
- —陸生動物land animals
- —貸自動車rental car; hire car
- —遊動円木swinging log; horizontal bar
- —農民運動agrarian movement
- —陽動作戦diversionary tactics
- —護憲運動movement to defend the Constitution
- —震天動地earth-shaking
- —流動資本floating capital
- —前輪駆動front-wheel drive