動
move
JLPT N4 Grade 3 11 strokes
- Kun'yomi
- うご
- On'yomi
- ドウ
- Radical
- 力 · power (strength, power)
動 means "move". It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 11 strokes. It is read うご in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ドウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.
Example word
動く
to move
動 in example sentences
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.
Stroke order & writing
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Words that use 動
- 動物園 zoo
- 自動車 automobile
- 動物 animal
- 動物園 zoo
- 運動 exercise, sports
- 動く to move, to work (machine)
- 感動 being moved, deep emotion
- 異動 personnel change
- 気候変動 climate change
- 運動不足 lack of exercise
- 運動療法 exercise therapy
- 動機 motive
- 変動 fluctuation, change
- 震動 vibration
- 振動 vibration, oscillation
- 衝動 impulse, urge
- 動揺 agitation, being shaken
- 扇動者 agitator, instigator
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Common questions
- What does the kanji 動 mean?
- 動 means "move". It is a JLPT N4 kanji.
- How many strokes does 動 have?
- 動 is written in 11 strokes.
- How is 動 read?
- It is read うご in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ドウ in compounds (on'yomi).
- What JLPT level is 動?
- 動 is a JLPT N4 kanji.