A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N4 · 11 strokes

Move ; Motion ; Change ; Confusion ; Shift ; Shake

Readings on: ドウ
Kun readings: うご.く・うご.かす

動くうごく — Move

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 動物どうぶつ — animal Word card → Source
• 運動うんどう — activity; exercise; movement Word card → Source
• 自動じどう — automatic Word card → Source
• 活動かつどう — action; activity Word card → Source
• 動詞どうし — verb (grammar) Word card → Source
• 行動こうどう — action; behaviour; conduct Word card → Source