動 — move, motion, change

うごく動 move

Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 11 strokes action

U+52D5 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #73 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1806 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

move
motion
change
confusion
shift
shake

word

うご ugo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

動(うご) く ugoku to move 動(うご) き ugoki movement 動(うご) かす ugokasu to move 動(うご) ける ugokeru to be able to move 動(うご) き出(だ) す ugokidasu to start moving 動(うご) き回(まわ) る ugokimawaru to move around

とう・どう tou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

活(かつ) 動(どう) katsudou activity 行(こう) 動(どう) koudou action 運(うん) 動(どう) undou exercise 動(どう) 物(ぶつ) doubutsu animal 感(かん) 動(どう) kandou being moved 自(じ) 動(どう) 車(しゃ) jidousha automobile 動(どう) 作(さ) dousa action 動(どう) 向(こう) doukou trend

Appears in idioms

動きが取れない慣用句

movement itself cannot be taken back

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Components

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じゅう重 heavy

ちから力 power #19

Used as component in (2)

はたらく働 work くん勲 meritorious deed

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#19 力 power

動 — move, motion, change

Meanings

word

うご ugo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

とう・どう tou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (2)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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動 — move, motion, change

Meanings

word

うご ugo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

とう ・どう tou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (2)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

とう・どう tou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).