Japanese symbol for “maneuver”
機動
きどう
Romaji: kidou
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre
In Japanese, maneuver is 機動, read きどう (kidou).
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Meanings
- n maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre
- adj-f mobile; nimble; agile; quick to respond
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “maneuver”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 操る | あやつる ayatsuru | to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to manage |
| 乗りこなす | のりこなす norikonasu | to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver |
| マニューバー | マニューバー manyuubaa | maneuver; manouevre |
| 機略 | きりゃく kiryaku | resources; maneuver; manoeuvre |
| 立ち回る | たちまわる tachimawaru | to conduct oneself; to act; to maneuver (in a way that benefits oneself) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 機能 | きのう kinou | function; facility; faculty |
| 機関 | きかん kikan | engine |
| 機会 | きかい kikai | chance; opportunity; occasion |
| 機械 | きかい kikai | machine; mechanism |
| 危機 | きき kiki | crisis; critical situation; emergency |
| 機構 | きこう kikou | mechanism; machinery |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “maneuver”.
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