動

Meaning

Move · mover, moverse

Readings

• On (音読み): ドウ
• Kun (訓読み): うご.く・うご.かす

Example words

• 動く（うごく）— to move (by itself)
• 動物（どうぶつ）— animal
• 自動車（じどうしゃ）— automobile

Structure

Radical 力 (ちから · Power, strength) · 11 strokes · school grade 3

Watch out

動く (intransitive: 車が動く) / 動かす (transitive: 車を動かす). Spanish uses one verb plus a reflexive (mover/moverse); Japanese uses two verbs. Heavy (重) + force (力); add a person for 働 (work).