Vocab Info

N1 Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb

身動(みうご)きmoving about, stirring about

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    1. Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        movement (of one's body), moving about, stirring

        usu. with neg. verb

      2. 2.

        acting freely, doing as one pleases

        usu. with neg. verb

    All Forms

    身動き 【みうごき】

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      • み

      • う

      • ご

      • き

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    Examples

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      満員(まんいん)電車(でんしゃ)では、身動(みうご)きが出来(でき)ません。

      In a packed train, you can't move at all.

      • N1

      借金(しゃっきん)で身動(みうご)きが取(と)れない友達(ともだち)を助(たす)けました。

      I helped a friend who was neck-deep in debt.

      • N1

      監視(かんし)の目(め)が厳(きび)しいので囚人(しゅうじん)たちは身動(みうご)きが取(と)れません。

      Under strict surveillance, the prisoners can't make a move.

      • N1

      銀行(ぎんこう)強盗(ごうとう)に人質(ひとじち)にされたとき、僕(ぼく)は恐怖(きょうふ)で身動(みうご)きが取(と)れなかった。

      When I was taken hostage during a bank robbery, I was so terrified that I couldn't move.

      • N1

      借金(しゃっきん)で身動(みうご)きが取(と)れないとあって、私(わたし)は何(なに)をしたら良(よ)いのか分(わ)かりません。

      Being neck-deep in debt, I have no idea what to do.

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