Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to start to move, to get going, to come alive.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
動き出す うごきだす
 
 
 
動きだす うごきだす

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)
exit, leave, go out
で.る だ.す シュツ (1st, N5)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)