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動く

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

動く — “to move, to work, to function”

動く (read うごく) means to move, to work, to function. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a verb.

Reading

うごく

Meaning

to move, to work, to function

動く in a sentence

この時計とけいはもう動きうごきません。

This clock doesn't work anymore.

The kanji in 動く

動to move

Words that share a kanji with 動く

自動車じどうしゃ— automobile
動物どうぶつ— animal
動かすうごかす— to move (something), to operate
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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