Word details

蠢動

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 蠢動.

Dictionary

Entry

蠢動ゅんどうNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #45167
1

wriggling; squirming; writhing

2

maneuvering (behind the scenes; of insignificant people); manoeuvring; planning mischief

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

wriggle

21 strokes

On

シュン

Kun

うご.めく

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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