動うごき

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

Physical or mechanical movement; also used for a single move or action in games, sports, or strategy.

Abstract movement: trends, changes over time, or fluctuations in data, markets, or situations.

〈物もの〉の動うごきを見みるto watch the movement of something
鳥とりの動うごきをじっと見みていた。
I was watching the bird's movements intently.
〈事こと〉〉の動うごきを注視ちゅうししするto closely watch the trend/development of something
市し場じょうの動うごきを注ちゅう視ししている。
I'm closely watching the movements of the market.
〈物もの〉の動うごきが速はやいsomething's movement is fast
選せん手しゅの動うごきが速はやくて目めで追おえない。
The player moves so fast I can't follow with my eyes.
〈事こと〉の動うごきを見みせるto show signs of a trend or change
景けい気き回かい復ふくの動うごきを見みせている。
There are signs of an economic recovery.
〈場ば所しょ〉で動うごきがあるthere is activity/development happening in a place
政せい界かいで新あらたな動うごきがある。
There's a new development happening in the political world.

動どう作さN2sense 1
動き is any kind of movement or motion, while 動作 specifically refers to a bodily action or gesture, such as a person's movements.
動どう向こうN1sense 2
動き can describe any trend or change, while 動向 is a more formal word used specifically for the direction of trends in markets, society, or public opinion.
変へん化かN3sense 2
動き often implies an ongoing shift or fluctuation, while 変化 is the broader, neutral word for any kind of change, including a single one-time change.
動どう静せいN1sense 2
動き refers to movement or trends in general, while 動静 specifically means the observable activities or state of affairs of a person, group, or situation.

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モーション
動き is the everyday native Japanese word for movement, while モーション is the loanword often reserved for technical, sports, or stylistic contexts.
身み動うごきN1
動き is the general word for movement or motion, while 身動き specifically implies bodily movement that is restricted or confined.
動どう
動き is the everyday standalone word for movement or activity, whereas 動 is a formal, literary morpheme rarely used alone outside compounds.
出で方かた
動き refers broadly to a movement or action, while 出方 specifically means the way someone chooses to act in a particular situation.
胎たい動どう
動き is the plain, everyday word for movement or developments, while 胎動 specifically points to early, significant stirrings of something not yet fully formed.

静せい止しN1sense 1
動き means movement or motion, while 静止 means stillness or being motionless, its direct opposite.

動どう機きN2
動き (movement) and 動機 (motive, reason for doing something) share the kanji 動 and are easily confused, but 動機 refers to a reason, not a physical or abstract movement.

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動うごきUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; the most frequent written form.
うごきUsage1%
Kana spelling used in casual or learner-oriented contexts, or when avoiding kanji.

Noun form of the verb 動く (うごく, 'to move'), derived from the kanji 動 ('move') and the native Japanese verb ending く.