Word Meaning 動き

うごき ugoki

動き is read as うごき (ugoki) and means movement.

Meaning

English

  1. movement
  2. move
  3. motion
  4. trend
  5. development
  6. change
  7. fluctuation

Reading

Kana

うごき

Romaji

ugoki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Related Words 行動,注目を集める,注目される,注目を浴びる Rank 2510 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

動物

どうぶつ

animal

動員

どういん

mobilization

動作

どうさ

movement (of the body)

動かす

うごかす

to manage (e.g. funds)

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

動き出す

うごきだす

to start to move

Example Sentences

2

うごきがおそいとしあいにまける。

If your movement is slow, you'll lose the match.

じたいがきゅうにうごきはじめた。

The situation suddenly began to change.