Word Meaning 動き回る

うごきまわる ugokimawaru

動き回る is read as うごきまわる (ugokimawaru) and means to move around.

Meaning

English

  1. to move around
  2. to move about
  3. to get around

Reading

Kana

うごきまわる

Romaji

ugokimawaru

Writing Variants

  • 動きまわる うごきまわる ugokimawaru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 17600 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

動じる

どうじる

to be perturbed

動向

どうこう

trend

動機

どうき

motif

動物園

どうぶつえん

zoo

動静

どうせい

state (of affairs)

動議

どうぎ

motion (i.e. proposal to a committee, etc.)

動物性

どうぶつせい

animal (in nature)

回る

まわる

to earn interest

探し回る

さがしまわる

to search about for

上回る

うわまわる

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.)

走り回る

はしりまわる

to run around

Example Sentences

1

People who count their chickens before they are hatched act very wisely because chickens run about so absurdly that it's impossible to count them accurately.