動
動

move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

11 strokesFrequency 73JLPT N3Grade 3

On

ドウ

Kun

うご.くうご.かす

Nanori

るぎ

Dictionary

Common Words

動くうごくIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #204
1

to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing

Examples
私は家の中で何かが動くのを感じた。
I felt something move in the house.
2

to operate; to run; to go; to work

Examples
まだ動くうちに売ってしまわなきゃ。
I should sell it while it still runs.
3

to make a move; to take action; to act; to go into action

4

to be touched; to be influenced

5

Sometimes prenom. as 動かぬ, 動かない, etc. to mean "certain"

to change; to vary; to fluctuate; to waver

6

to be transferred

動きうごきNounFreq #630
1

movement; move; motion

Examples
愛の動きは不可解。
Love moves in mysterious ways.
2

trend; development; change; fluctuation

行動こうどうNoun~の Adj.Intransitive~する VerbFreq #652
1

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

Examples
彼は友人の行動に憤慨した。
He resented his friend's action.
動かすうごかすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #715
1

to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position

Examples
ここからあそこへこの石を動かして下さい。
Please move this stone from here to there.
2

to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence

Examples
音楽は気持ちを動かします。
Music moves the feelings.
3

to change; to alter; to deny

4

to operate; to set in motion; to get going

Examples
私たちがエンジンを動かせるかどうかは疑わしい。
It is doubtful if we can get the engine working.
5

to mobilize (e.g. troops); to mobilise; to deploy

6

to manage (e.g. funds)

移動いどうFreq #852
1

Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

movement; transfer; migration; removal; travel

Examples
平和な丘や田園地帯から、通りがあり群衆がいる忙しい世界へと移動するのである。
They are moving from the peaceful hills and the countryside to the busy world of streets and crowds.
2

Noun or verb acting prenominally

mobile; moving; traveling; travelling; roving

活動かつどうNounFreq #1235
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation

Examples
テレビを見ることは受動的活動である。
Watching TV is a passive activity.
2

Abbreviation; Obsolete term

moving picture

動揺どうようNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #1778
1

shaking; trembling; pitching; rolling; oscillation

2

disturbance; unrest; agitation; excitement; commotion; turmoil; discomposure; feeling shaken

Examples
このニュースを聞いて非常に動揺した。
I was profoundly disturbed by this news.
動物どうぶつNounFreq #2066
1

animal

Examples
私はその動物の名前を知っている。
I know the name of this animal.
感動かんどうNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #2200
1

being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression

Examples
その小説を読んで深く感動した。
I was deeply moved by that novel.
運動うんどうNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #2457
1

exercise; physical training; workout; sports; athletics

Examples
その運動をして若返った。
The exercise took years off me.
2

appeal; campaign; drive; crusade; movement; lobbying

Examples
堅実な草の根レベルの運動を築きあげることに集中しなければならない。
We must focus on building a solid grass-roots movement.
3

motion; movement

Examples
物理学は物質、運動、エネルギーの科学であると定義することができる。
Physics can be defined as the science of matter, motion, and energy.

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