漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 311 strokesRadical
On
ドウ
Kun
うご(く)・うご(かす)
Meaning
move, motion

Origin

ORIGIN

重 (sound) + 力 (strength) — putting in strength to move: to move.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ドウ動物・活動・騒動
うごく動く・動き
うごかす動かす

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 動物どうぶつ

    animal

  • 運動うんどう

    exercise

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

動物園で パンダを 見ました。

I saw a panda at the zoo.

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