Japanese symbol for “verb”
動詞
どうし
Romaji: doushi
verb
In Japanese, verb is 動詞, read どうし (doushi).
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Meanings
- n verb (gramm)
Kanji and stroke order
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 |
| 歌詞 | かし kashi | song lyrics; words of a song; libretto |
| 代名詞 | だいめいし daimeishi | pronoun |
See also: Chinese symbol for “verb”.
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