Japanese symbol for “movement”
移動
いどう
Romaji: idou
movement; transfer; migration; removal
In Japanese, movement is 移動, read いどう (idou).
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
- n, vi, vs movement; transfer; migration; removal; travel
- adj-f mobile; moving; traveling; travelling; roving
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “movement”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 動き | うごき ugoki | movement; move; motion |
| 動作 | どうさ dousa | movement (of the body); action; motion |
| 通じ | つうじ tsuuji | (bowel) movement; evacuation; defecation |
| 動向 | どうこう doukou | trend; tendency; movement |
| 身動き | みうごき miugoki | movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 移植 | いしょく ishoku | transplanting (a plant); transplant; grafting |
| 移転 | いてん iten | moving; relocation; change of address |
| 移民 | いみん imin | immigration; emigration |
| 移住 | いじゅう ijuu | migration; move; emigration |
| 移行 | いこう ikou | transition; changeover; switchover |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “movement”.
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