Meaning of 動き回る in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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動き回る
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Kana Readingうごきまわる
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Romajiugokimawaru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending
- Meaning
- to move around
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Example Sentences
動き回る, うごきまわる used in context
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むろん、舟は何百艘も水面を動きまわっているが、どれでもいいというわけにはいかない。
Of course there were several hundred boats moving around on the water but not just any old one would do.
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Do you hear someone moving about in next room?
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彼らは場所から場所へと動き回り、よく職業を変え、より多く離婚し、危険と思える経済的、社会的冒険を冒す。
They move from place to place, often change jobs, divorce more frequently, and take economic and social risks which seem dangerous.
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He is up and about again.
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He is always on the go in his office.
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Moving about gives Americans a great pleasure.
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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
11 strokes
-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
On: カイ, エ
Kun: まわ.る, -まわ.る, -まわ.り, まわ.す, -まわ.す, まわ.し-, -まわ.し, もとお.る, か.える
6 strokes
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