Illustration: On the wooden floor of a Japanese apartment, a small wind-up duck waddles forward with one foot raised and its body tilting into the next step. Its winding key protrudes from its side. A child crouches alongside, shuffling to keep pace with an astonished grin, both hands lifted clear of the toy.

JLPT N4verbLevel estimated by Bebop

動うごく

ugoku

to move

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしは家いえの中なかで何なにかが動うごくのを感かんじた。

    I felt something move in the house.

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  2. 動うごかないでください。

    Don’t move, please.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 動うごけないのです。

    I can’t move.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 動

  • 動move; motionOnドウKunうごく・うごかす

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