Vocabulary

What does 動作 (どうさ, dousa) mean?

動作 (どうさ, dousa) means movement, action; operation (of a machine).

Quick facts
Readingどうさ
Romajidousa
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
どうさ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondousa

movement, action; operation (of a machine)

  1. 1noun movement (of the body); action; motion
  2. 2noun bearing; carriage; behaviour
  3. 3noun · suru verb · intransitive operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running; working

Example sentences

  • His movements are slow and careful.

  • This computer has gotten slow.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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