Kanji

動

Meaning

  • move
  • motion
  • change
  • confusion
  • shift
  • shake

Onyomi

  • dou (ドウ)

Kunyomi

  • ugoku (うごく)
  • ugokasu (うごかす)

Examples


動く
to move
ugoku

action, behavior, mobilization
koudou

activity
katsudou

animal
doubutsu

movement, transfer
idou

動き
movement
ugoki

動かす
to move
ugokasu

motion, exercise
undou

activation
hatsudou

being moved emotionally
kandou