動 — kanji meaning “move”
動
move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
- Meanings
- move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
- On'yomi
- ドウ (dou)
- Kun'yomi
- うご.く、うご.かす
- Name readings
- るぎ
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #73 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 19
- Chinese reading
- dòng — Chinese character page
Words with 動
| 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 |
| 動き | うごき ugoki | movement; move; motion |
| 自動車 | じどうしゃ jidousha | car; automobile; motorcar |
| 感動 | かんどう kandou | being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion |
| 不動産 | ふどうさん fudousan | real estate |
| 騒動 | そうどう soudou | riot; rebellion; turmoil |
| 動作 | どうさ dousa | movement (of the body); action; motion |
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