Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing.
  2. to operate, to run, to go, to work.
  3. to make a move, to take action, to act, to go into action.
  4. to be touched, to be influenced.
  5. to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver. Sometimes prenom. as 動かぬ, 動かない, etc. to mean "certain".
  6. to be transferred.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
動く うごく

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)