Illustration: In a Japanese farmyard, a worker pulls the recoil starter of a small walking tractor. The cord is fully extended, the worker’s arm has just reached the end of the stroke, and the engine gives its first visible shudder with a brief puff from the exhaust.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

始し動どう

shidou

to start an engine or machine

Example sentences

  1. エンジンを始動しどうさせた。

    I got the engine going.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 寒さむい朝あさに車くるまを始動しどうさせることは難むずかしい。

    It’s difficult to get the car going on cold mornings.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 機械きかいを始動しどうするには、このボタンを押おしなさい。

    Press this button to start the machine.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 始動

  • 始commence; beginOnシKunはじめる・はじまる
  • 動move; motionOnドウKunうごく・うごかす

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