11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N4

move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

Kun'yomi
  • to move ②to operate ③to make a move ④to be touched
  • to move ②to inspire ③to change ④to operate
On'yomi
  • ドウ
    motion
Nanori
  • るぎ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ドウ 65.6%
うごうごかす 34.3%
るぎ 0.1%

Character Breakdown

move, motion, change
ドウ うご.く るぎ (3rd, N4)
heavy, important, esteem
ジュウ おも.い かさ.ねる (3rd, N4)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

to move ②to operate ③to make a move ④to be touched
putting into operation ②invocation
movement ②trend
movement ②mobile
to move ②to inspire ③to change ④to operate
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.) ②movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
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References

Unicode hex code 52D5
JIS X 0208 1-38-16
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 730
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 549
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1778
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Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 385
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.14
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 221
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1692
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2g9.1
Four corner code 2412.7
De Roo Code 2245