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Kanji Grade 3 - 動

Kanji character Grade 3 動. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 3 - 動
About
move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Kun: うご.く、 うご.かす
On: ドウ
11 strokes
Radical: power, force 力
Parts: 一 | ノ 力 日 里
 
Onyomi
動 【ドウ】 motion
動員 【ドウイン】 mobilization, mobilisation
人事異動 【ジンジイドウ】 personnel change, personnel shift, reshuffle, (annual) staff reassignment
異動 【イドウ】 change (personnel), transfer, reshuffle
 
Kunyomi
動く 【うごく】 to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing, to operate, to run, to go, to work, to make a move, to take action, to act, to go into action, to be touched, to be influenced, to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver, to be transferred
動く歩道 【うごくほどう】 moving walkway, moving sidewalk, travelator
動かす 【うごかす】 to move, to shift, to stir, to budge, to change position, to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence, to change, to alter, to deny, to operate, to set in motion, to get going, to mobilize (e.g. troops), to mobilise, to deploy, to manage (e.g. funds)