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動

N4

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • move
  • motion
  • change
  • confusion
  • shift
  • shake

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ドウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • うご.く
  • うご.かす
Strokes
11
JLPT Level
N4
Frequency
#62
School Grade
Grade 3
Radical
力#19 · power

Components

Common Words

  • 動きうごきNounmovement, move, motion
  • 動くうごくGodanto move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing
  • 動員どういんNounmobilization, mobilisation
  • 動画どうがNounvideo (esp. digital), video clip, clip
  • 動機どうきNounmotive, incentive
  • 動議どうぎNounmotion (i.e. proposal to a committee, etc.)
  • 動向どうこうNountrend, tendency, movement, attitude
  • 動作どうさNounmovement (of the body), action, motion, gesture

Practice in Kanjiru

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