Word details

うごめく

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word うごめく.

Dictionary

Entry

うごめく蠢く動めく蠕くIntransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #8351
1

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

蠢

wriggle

21 strokes

On

シュン

Kun

うご.めく
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
蠕

crawling of a worm

20 strokes

On

ゼンダネンジュニュ

Kun

うごめ.く

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