Word Meaning 動かす

うごかす ugokasu

動かす is read as うごかす (ugokasu) and means to manage (e.g. funds).

Meaning

English

  1. to manage (e.g. funds)
  2. to change
  3. to alter
  4. to deny
  5. to mobilize (e.g. troops)
  6. to mobilise
  7. to deploy
  8. to operate

Reading

Kana

うごかす

Romaji

ugokasu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 止める Rank 4979 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

動き出す

うごきだす

to start to move

動き

うごき

movement

動物

どうぶつ

animal

動員

どういん

mobilization

動作

どうさ

movement (of the body)

動力

どうりょく

three-phase electricity

動じる

どうじる

to be perturbed

どう

motion

動く

うごく

to be transferred

動画

どうが

in-betweens (animation)

動もすれば

ややもすれば

being apt to

動転

どうてん

transition

Example Sentences

10

Help me move it.

Faith can move mountains.

Help me move this stone.

When I move my leg extreme pain runs through it.

Tom isn't able to move.

I helped Tom move his desk.

Physical exercise trains the muscles.

Can you wiggle your ears?

I helped my brother move his desk.

Help me move this couch.