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Japanese symbol for “mobilise”

Romaji: ugokasu
to move; to shift; to stir; to budge

In Japanese, mobilise is , read (ugokasu).

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

  1. v5s, vt to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position
  2. v5s, vt to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence
  3. v5s, vt to change; to alter; to deny
  4. v5s, vt to operate; to set in motion; to get going
  5. v5s, vt to mobilize (e.g. troops); to mobilise; to deploy
  6. v5s, vt to manage (e.g. funds)

Kanji and stroke order

move, motion, change
on: ドウ
kun: うご.く、うご.かす
11 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “mobilise”

WordReadingMeaning
かりあつめる kariatsumeruto round up; to gather; to muster

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かつどう katsudouactivity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation
こうどう koudouaction; conduct; behaviour
うんどう undouexercise; physical training; workout
どうぶつ doubutsuanimal
いどう idoumovement; transfer; migration
じどう jidouautomatic

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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