動
うご.く
ugoku
JLPT N411 strokesKanjiLevel 15 - JLPT N4
Quick answer
動 is the kanji for "Move / Shift / Shake". A common reading is うご.く (ugoku). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Move / Shift / Shake
Also : Move · Shift · Shake · Change · Motion · Confusion
Readings
kunうご.く/ ugokukunうご.かす/ ugokasuonどう/ dou
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Memory Aid
Meaning ·
The kanji 動 represents 'MOVE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of move.
Reading ·
On-reading: どう — remember this sound by associating it with move. Kun-reading: うご.く.
Example Sentences
体を動かすのが大切です。
からだをうごかすのがたいせつです。
It's important to move your body.
動物園で象を見ました。
どうぶつえんでぞうをみました。
I saw an elephant at the zoo.
Vocabulary using 動
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