What does the kanji 動 mean?

Memory hook

Using strength (力) to lift something heavy (重) until it shifts — MOVE.

Main radical

Built from

• 丨vertical stroke 1 strokes
• 一one 1 strokes
• 日sun, day 4 strokes
• 力power 2 strokes
• 里village 7 strokes
• 丿left-falling stroke 1 strokes

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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Common words

• 動くうごくto move; to run, to work (machinery)
• 動物どうぶつanimal
• 動かすうごかすto move (something), to operate
• 自動車じどうしゃautomobile, car

More words with this kanji

• 運動うんどうexercise, physical activity
• 動物園どうぶつえんzoo
• 動揺どうようagitation, upset
• 動詞どうしverb
• 感動かんどうbeing moved, deep emotion
• 活動かつどうactivity
• 異動いどうpersonnel transfer, reassignment
• 移動いどうmovement, transfer
• 自動じどうautomatic
• 行動こうどうaction, behavior
• 動作どうさmovement, action; operation (of a machine)
• 形容動詞けいようどうしな-adjective
• 出動しゅつどうmobilization, dispatch (of troops or forces)
• 動きうごきmovement; activity, trend, development
• 動力どうりょくmotive power, driving force
• 動向どうこうtrend, movement
• 動員どういんmobilization
• 動機どうきmotive, motivation
• 変動へんどうfluctuation, change
• 振動しんどうvibration, oscillation
• 暴動ぼうどうriot, uprising
• 騒動そうどうuproar, disturbance, commotion
• 不動産ふどうさんreal estate
• 動的どうてきdynamic