動 kanji: meaning “move”, readings and mnemonic
JLPT N411 strokes
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- move
- On'yomi
- ドウ
- Kun'yomi
- うご・く、うご・かす
Picture story to remember 動
Muscle (力) pushes a heavy (重) crate, and it begins to move.
How to write 動: stroke order
動 is written with 11 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.
Words that use 動
- 動詞どうしverb
- 動くうごくto move
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