Meaning of 動き出す in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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動き出す, 動きだす
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Kana Readingうごきだす
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Romajiugokidasu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `su` ending
- Meaning
- to come alive; to get going; to start to move
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Example Sentences
動き出す, 動きだす, うごきだす used in context
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何か出そうな定番の場所ですからね。自動演奏するグランドピアノや独りでに動き出す人体模型や。
That's because they're the classic places for 'something' to appear. Like the grand piano that plays by itself, the human anatomical model that moves by itself ...
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動き出すとき、ベルが「ちんちん」と鳴る。だから、ちんちん電車。
When it sets off the bell rings, "ding-ding". Thus 'ding-ding-train'.
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The school authorities started to take action at their request.
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Start off on the green light.
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I had barely got aboard when the train began to move.
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The U. N. moved to impose sanctions.
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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
exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
On: シュツ, スイ
Kun: で.る, -で, だ.す, -だ.す, い.でる, い.だす
5 strokes
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