Vocab Info

N5 う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

動(うご)くto move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing

      2. 2.

        to operate, to run, to go, to work

      3. 3.

        to make a move, to take action, to act, to go into action

      4. 4.

        to be touched, to be influenced

      5. 5.

        to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver

        sometimes prenom. as 動かぬ, 動かない, etc. to mean "certain"
      6. 6.

        to be transferred

    All Forms

    動く 【うごく】

    Details

      • う

      • ご

      • く

    • Frequency

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    Examples

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    • 風(かぜ)で木(こ)の葉(は)が動(うご)く。

      The leaves of the tree move with the wind.

      • N5
    • 車(くるま)はエンジンの力(ちから)で動(うご)きます。

      Cars are powered by engines.

      • N5
    • 医者(いしゃ)が高齢(こうれい)者(しゃ)に:「毎日(まいにち)動(うご)いてください。」

      Doctor to an elderly person: 'Please move around every day.'

      • N5
    • 赤(あか)ちゃんが動(うご)く様子(ようす)を撮影(さつえい)する。

      I am filming my baby moving around.

      • N5
    • 大雪(おおゆき)のせいで今朝(けさ)は電車(でんしゃ)が動(うご)かなかった。

      Due to the heavy snowfall, trains were not running this morning.

      • N4
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