Kanji 動: "move, motion, change"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 動

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 動うごくto move; to stir; to shift; to shake · to operate; to run; to go; to work
• 動うごきmovement; move; motion · trend; development; change; fluctuation
• 行こう動どうaction; conduct; behaviour; behavior
• 動うごかすto move; to shift; to stir; to budge · to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence
• 移い動どうmovement; transfer; migration; removal · mobile; moving; traveling; travelling
• 活かつ動どうactivity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation · moving picture
• 動どう揺ようshaking; trembling; pitching; rolling · disturbance; unrest; agitation; excitement
• 動どう物ぶつanimal
• 感かん動どうbeing deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration
• 運うん動どうexercise; physical training; workout; sports · appeal; campaign; drive; crusade
• 発はつ動どうmise en action, déclenchement, invocation (pouvoir, effet)
• 動どう作さmovement (of the body); action; motion; gesture · bearing; carriage; behaviour; behavior

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