Word Meaning 初動

しょどう shodou

初動 is read as しょどう (shodou) and means initial response (e.g. to a crisis).

Meaning

English

  1. initial response (e.g. to a crisis)
  2. action in the earliest stages
  3. initial shock (of an earthquake)
  4. preliminary tremor

Reading

Kana

しょどう

Romaji

shodou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 50937 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

初動対処

しょどうたいしょ

initial response

初動対応

しょどうたいおう

initial response

初動捜査

しょどうそうさ

initial investigation (by police)

はつ

first

初日

しょじつ

first day

初夏

しょか

early summer

初産

しょざん

first childbirth

初期

しょき

early days

初出

うぶだし

first appearance

初心

しょしん

original intention

初任給

しょにんきゅう

initial salary

初歩

しょほ

basics