Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to move, to shift, to stir, to budge, to change position.
  2. to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence.
  3. to change, to alter, to deny.
  4. to operate, to set in motion, to get going.
  5. to mobilize (e.g. troops), to mobilize, to deploy.
  6. to manage (e.g. funds).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
動かす うごかす

Contained Kanji 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)