Meaning of 動く in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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動くJLPT 4
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Kana Readingうごく
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Romajiugoku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ku` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing
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- Parts of speech
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- to operate; to run; to go; to work
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to be touched; to be influenced
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to change; to vary; to fluctuate; to waver
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- certain; factual
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to be transferred
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Example Sentences
動く, うごく used in context
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The car wouldn't start.
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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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The shoulder joints, as well as moving on their own, also move in conjunction with arm movements.
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It's when you become able to move that the real value of health hits home.
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静かに！みんなその場を動かないで。これから持ち物検査をはじめます。
Quiet! Everybody stay where they are, there will now be a possessions check.
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Streetcars run on electricity.
Verb Conjugations
Common conjugated forms
Non-Past
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
On: ドウ
Kun: うご.く, うご.かす
11 strokes
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