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KanjiN4Grade 3 · 小311 strokesRadical 力#73 in newspapers

動 · move, motion

動 is a kanji meaning move, motion, change, confusion. It has 11 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ドウdō

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • うごくugoku
  • うごかすugokasu

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 動 · 30 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 動
WordReadingMeaningLevel
自動車じどうしゃautomobileN5
動物どうぶつanimalN5
運動うんどうexerciseN4
動物園どうぶつえんzooN4
動くうごくto moveN4
自動じどうautomatic, self-motionN3
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More words that use 動
WordReadingMeaningLevel
移動いどうmigration, movementN3
動かすうごかすto move, to shiftN3
活動かつどうaction, activityN3
感動かんどうbeing deeply moved, excitementN3
行動こうどうaction, conduct, behaviorN3
異動いどうa change, transferN3
動詞どうしverbN3
動揺どうようdisturbance, flutter shockN3
形容動詞けいようどうしadjectival noun, quasi-adjectiveN2
動作どうさaction, movements, motionsN2
動的どうてきdynamic, kineticN1
動力どうりょくpower, motive power, dynamic forceN1
動きうごきmovement, activity, trendN1
動員どういんmobilizationN1
動機どうきmotive, incentiveN1
動向どうこうtrend, tendency, movement, attitudeN1
出動しゅつどうmobilization, actionN1
振動しんどうoscillation, vibrationN1
騒動そうどうstrife, riot, rebellionN1
他動詞たどうしtransitive verb (direct object)N1
助動詞じょどうしauxiliary verbN1
不動産ふどうさんreal estateN1
変動へんどうchange, fluctuationN1
暴動ぼうどうinsurrection, riot, uprisingN1

Example sentence

私はその動物の名前を知っている。

わたしはそのどうぶつのなまえをしっている

I know the name of this animal.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #159921 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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