動 — move, motion, change

うごく動 move

U+52D5 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 11 strokes Freq #73 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1806 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

move
motion
change
confusion
shift
shake

word

うご ugo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

動(うご) く ugoku to move 動(うご) き ugoki movement 動(うご) かす ugokasu to move

どう dou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

活(かつ) 動(どう) katsudou activity 行(こう) 動(どう) koudou action 運(うん) 動(どう) undou exercise 移(い) 動(どう) idou movement 動(どう) 物(ぶつ) doubutsu animal 感(かん) 動(どう) kandou being moved 自(じ) 動(どう) 車(しゃ) jidousha automobile 不(ふ) 動(どう) 産(さん) fudousan real estate 動(どう) 作(さ) dousa action 動(どう) 向(こう) doukou trend 変(へん) 動(どう) hendou fluctuation 動(どう) 画(が) douga video 起(き) 動(どう) kidou startup 動(どう) 機(き) douki motive 自(じ) 動(どう) 的(てき) jidouteki automatic 振(しん) 動(どう) shindou vibration 動(どう) dou movement 騒(そう) 動(どう) soudou disturbance 連(れん) 動(どう) rendou linkage 衝(しょう) 動(どう) shoudou impulse 流(りゅう) 動(どう) ryuudou flow 機(き) 動(どう) kidou maneuver

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

自(じ) 動(どう) jidou automatic

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

自(じ) 動(どう) jidou automatic

Stroke order

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Meanings

word

うご ugo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

どう dou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

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