Japanese symbol for “fluctuate”
動く
うごく
Romaji: ugoku
to move; to stir; to shift; to shake
In Japanese, fluctuate is 動く, read うごく (ugoku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- v5k, vi to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing
- v5k, vi to operate; to run; to go; to work
- v5k, vi to make a move; to take action; to act; to go into action
- v5k, vi to be touched; to be influenced
- v5k, vi to change; to vary; to fluctuate; to waver
- v5k, vi to be transferred
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fluctuate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 揺れ動く | ゆれうごく yureugoku | to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 活動 | かつどう katsudou | activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 運動 | うんどう undou | exercise; physical training; workout |
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 移動 | いどう idou | movement; transfer; migration |
| 自動 | じどう jidou | automatic |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fluctuate”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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