Word Meaning 起動

きどう kidou

起動 is read as きどう (kidou) and means startup.

Meaning

English

  1. startup
  2. booting up
  3. activation
  4. starting (e.g. engine, computer)
  5. launch

Reading

Kana

きどう

Romaji

kidou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 8999 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

起居挙動

ききょきょどう

behavior

起動時間

きどうじかん

startup (interval of) time

起動時

きどうじ

startup (point in) time

起動力

きどうりょく

motive power

起動者

きどうしゃ

invoker

起動項目

きどうこうもく

startup items

起動相

きどうそう

ingressive aspect

起動画面

きどうがめん

startup screen

起動機

きどうき

starter

起動側

きどうがわ

initiator

起居動作

ききょどうさ

behavior

Example Sentences

9

If something goes wrong, turn it off and on again.

You need to restart your computer.

Please restart your computer.

My computer won't start up anymore.

Please restart your computer.

I can't start up my computer. What am I supposed to do?

A reboot is required to complete the installation.

To finish updating, restart your device.

If the metal plate terminal of the game cassette is dirty it may be difficult for the game to start when the cassette is inserted into the game console.