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動かす

JLPT N4 · N3 · Vocabulary

動かす — “to move (something), to operate”

動かす (read うごかす) means to move (something), to operate. It appears on the JLPT N4 and N3 vocabulary list and is a verb.

Reading

うごかす

Meaning

to move (something), to operate

動かす in a sentence

机つくえを少しすこし動かしうごかしてください。

Please move the desk a little.

The kanji in 動かす

動to move

Words that share a kanji with 動かす

自動車じどうしゃ— automobile
動物どうぶつ— animal
動くうごく— to move, to work, to function
運動するうんどうする— to exercise, to work out
動物園どうぶつえん— zoo
移動いどう— movement, transfer, migration
活動かつどう— activity, action
感動かんどう— being moved, being deeply impressed

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