起動 (きどう, kidou) Japanese meaning: startup | Kotomora

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起動する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	起き動どうする	起き動どうしない
Polite	起き動どうします	起き動どうしません
Past polite	起き動どうしました	起き動どうしませんでした
Past	起き動どうした	起き動どうしなかった
Te-form	起き動どうして	起き動どうしないで
Desire	起き動どうしたい	起き動どうしたくない
Potential	起き動どうできる	起き動どうできない
Passive	起き動どうされる	起き動どうされない
Causative	起き動どうさせる	起き動どうさせない
Causative passive	起き動どうさせられる	起き動どうさせられない
Volitional	起き動どうしよう
Polite volitional	起き動どうしましょう
Imperative	起き動どうしろ	起き動どうするな
Conditional	起き動どうすれば	起き動どうしなければ
Tara conditional	起き動どうしたら	起き動どうしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

startup; activation; launch

Used for starting engines, computers, software, or systems. Can be transitive (someone starts something) or intransitive (something starts up).

パソコン

Kanji

起rouse, wake up, get up
動move, motion, change

Transitive / intransitive

起動 itself is used both transitively and intransitively: transitively, e.g. 「パソコンを起動する」 (to start up the computer), and intransitively, e.g. 「パソコンが起動する」 (the computer starts up).

Related words

始し動どう
始動 is typically used for starting engines or machinery, while 起動 is the standard term for booting computers or software systems.
立たち上あげるN2
立ち上げる is a casual, purely transitive verb for starting up a computer or launching a project, whereas 起動 is a noun/suru-verb that can be transitive or intransitive.
発はつ動どう
起動 is used for starting up machines, engines, or software, while 発動 covers putting abstract systems, plans, or legal rights into action.
立たち上あがるN3
起動する is the standard technical term for a computer or program starting up, while 立ち上がる is a slightly more colloquial way to describe the same process.

Opposites

停てい止しN3
停止 means to stop or halt, the direct opposite of 起動 which means to start up.
終しゅう了りょうN2
終了 refers to ending or shutting down a program or process, contrasting with 起動 which refers to its startup.

Don't confuse with

稼か働どう
稼働 describes a machine or system actively running/operating, while 起動 specifically refers to the moment of starting it up.
駆く動どう
起動 (きどう) refers to starting up a machine or system, while 駆動 (くどう) refers to the ongoing transmission of power that keeps it moving; the similar sound often causes confusion.
機き動どう
起動 (also read きどう) means to start up or boot a machine or system, a completely different concept from 機動's meaning of tactical mobility.

Word family· 12

再さい起き動どうN2
restart; reboot
起き動どう側がわ
initiator; starting side
起き動どう力りょく
motive power; impetus
起き動どう時じ
startup time; time of startup

Etymology

Compound of 起 (ki, 'to rise, to start') and 動 (dō, 'to move'). The combination conveys the idea of setting something into motion or operation.

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