動
move
JLPT N4 Grade 3 11 strokes
- Kun'yomi
- うご
- On'yomi
- ドウ
- Radical
- 力 · power (strength, power)
Stroke order & writing
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Example word
動く
to move
動 in example sentences
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.
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
More 力 (power) kanji
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.
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.