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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
- —動画配信video streaming; video distribution
- —倒幕運動movement to overthrow the shogunate (mid-19th century)
- —組合運動(labour) union movement; union activities
- —非弁活動practising law without a license
- —自動送信automatic transmission (sending)
- —権利変動change of rights
- —希少動物rare animal
- —自動入力automatic input
- —ソロ活動solo activities (e.g. of a band member); solo work; performing solo; solo career
- —有蹄動物ungulate; hoofed animal
- —移動手段means of transportation; transport service
- —大運動会big athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day
- —自動返信automated response; autoresponse; autoreply
- —之字運動zig-zag motion (esp. warship)
- —動物保護animal protection
- —自動操舵self-steering (boat); automatic steering
- —ザ変動詞verb ending in "zu" or "zuru" (predecessor of modern -jiru verbs)
- —行動制限movement restrictions; behavior restrictions
- —産業動物livestock; farm animals
- —経済動物livestock; farm animals