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動く

To Move

Meaning

To Move, To Function

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means move so the verb vocab version is to move.

Reading

うごく

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: Someone is telling you to move. They are saying "you go (うご) over there. Move! Move!" If it helps, have them pronounce "You go" more like "Ugo."

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 体が動く

    one's body moves

    人が動く

    people move

    心が動く

    to feel moved, to feel tempted

  • 自分で動く

    to move on one's own

    電池で動く

    to run on batteries

    パソコンで動く

    to run on a computer

  • スムーズに動く

    to operate smoothly

    自由に動く

    to move freely

    勝手に動く

    to move on its own accord

  • 体は動く

    the body moves

    車は動く

    the car moves

    足は動く

    legs move, feet move

Context Sentences

あそこで何か動いたよ。

Something moved over there.

トーフグのサーバーは二十四時間動いているので、いつでもアクセスできますよ。

Tofugu's servers operate twenty-four hours a day, so it can always be accessed.

くそ〜。パソコンが動かなくなっちゃったぜ。どうしてこうなったんだろう？！

Shoot! My computer doesn’t work. How did this happen?!

Kanji Composition