Meaning of 動き in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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動きJLPT 1
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Kana Readingうごき
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Romajiugoki
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- movement; activity; trend; development; change
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Example Sentences
動き, うごき used in context
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The shoulder joints, as well as moving on their own, also move in conjunction with arm movements.
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ＵＦＯは飛行機とは到底思えないジグザグの動きで、東の山に飛んでいった。
The UFO, with a zigzag movement you couldn't think of as being a plane, flew off into the mountains in the east.
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国会の動きはこの問題をめぐる与野党間の政治的綱引きとなった。
Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue.
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My mother is always on the go.
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There was much activity around the plane.
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She was encumbered with two heavy suitcases.
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Kanji found in this word
move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
On: ドウ
Kun: うご.く, うご.かす
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