Word details
干戈を動かす
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 干戈を動かす.
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Entry
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Rare term
to open hostilities; to take up arms; to start a war
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
干
dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede
3 strokesFrequency 1,349JLPT N2Grade 6
On
カン
Kun
ほ.すほ.し--ぼ.しひ.る
Nanori
ほし
戈
halberd, arms, festival car, float, tasselled spear radical (no. 62)
4 strokes
On
カ
Kun
ほこほこづくり
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
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