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Kanji: 動

KANJI
11 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
うご
うごかす
 ON 音 
ドウ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
ちから
Meaning:
Move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 70 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
(じどうしゃ)
Automobile
N5
(どうぶつ)
animal
N4
(うご)
to move
N4
(うんどう)する
to exercise
N4
(どうぶつえん)
zoo
N3
(いどう)
removal, migration, movement
N3
(うご)かす
to move, to shift
N3
(うんどう)
motion, exercise
N3
(かつどう)
action, activity
N3
(かんどう)
being deeply moved, excitement, impression, deep emotion
N3
(こうどう)
action, conduct, behaviour, mobilization
N3
(じどう)
automatic, self-motion
N3
(どうし)
verb
N2
(けいようどうし)
adjectival noun, quasi-adjective
N2
(どうさ)
action, movements, motions, bearing, behaviour, manners
N1
(いどう)
a change
N1
(うご)
movement, activity, trend, development, change
N1
(しゅつどう)
sailing, marching, going out
N1
(しんどう)
oscillation, vibration
N1
(じどうし)
intransitive verb (no direct obj)
N1
(じょどうし)
auxiliary verb
N1
(そうどう)
strife, riot, rebellion
N1
(たどうし)
transitive verb (direct obj)
N1
(どういん)
mobilization
N1
(どうき)
motive, incentive
N1
(どうこう)
trend, tendency, movement, attitude
N1
(どうてき)
dynamic, kinetic
N1
(どうよう)
disturbance, unrest, shaking, trembling, pitching, rolling, oscillation, agitation, excitement, commotion
N1
(どうりょく)
power, motive power, dynamic force
N1
(ふどうさん)
real estate
N1
(へんどう)
change, fluctuation
N1
(ぼうどう)
insurrection, rebellion, revolt, riot, uprising
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