動く

Meanings

1. to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing
2. to operate; to run; to go; to work
3. to make a move; to take action; to act; to go into action
4. to be touched; to be influenced
5. to change; to vary; to fluctuate; to waver

Part of speech: godan verb (く), intransitive

Kanji

• 動

  Meanings

  move, motion, change, confusion

  On reading

  ドウ

  Kun reading

  うご.く、うご.かす

  Strokes

  11

Example sentences

• 私は家の中で何かが動くのを感じた。

  I felt something move in the house.

  Tatoeba #158029 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• まだ動くうちに売ってしまわなきゃ。

  I should sell it while it still runs.

  Tatoeba #195415 · CC BY 2.0 FR