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動じる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	動どうじる	動どうじない
Polite	動どうじます	動どうじません
Past polite	動どうじました	動どうじませんでした
Past	動どうじた	動どうじなかった
Te-form	動どうじて	動どうじないで
Desire	動どうじたい	動どうじたくない
Potential	動どうじられるalso 動どうじれる	動どうじられないalso 動どうじれない
Passive	動どうじられる	動どうじられない
Causative	動どうじさせる	動どうじさせない
Causative passive	動どうじさせられる	動どうじさせられない
Volitional	動どうじよう
Polite volitional	動どうじましょう
Imperative	動どうじろ	動どうじるな
Conditional	動どうじれば	動どうじなければ
Tara conditional	動どうじたら	動どうじなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be perturbed; be agitated; lose composure

Describes a person who is emotionally shaken or disturbed by something, often used in negative potential forms like 動じない to mean 'unflappable' or 'unmoved'.

彼かれはどんなことにも動どうじない。
He is unperturbed by anything.
その知しらせを聞きいても彼かの女じょは少すこしも動どうじなかった。
Even after hearing the news, she was not the least bit agitated.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉にも動どうじないto remain unfazed by anything
彼かれはどんな事ことにも動どうじない性せい格かくだ。
He has a personality that isn't shaken by anything.
少すこしも動どうじないto not be fazed even a little
彼かの女じょは批ひ判はんされても少すこしも動どうじなかった。
She wasn't fazed at all even when criticized.

Kanji

動move, motion, change

Related words

動どう揺ようN1
動揺する describes visible shaking or disturbance, while 動じる focuses on inner composure and is usually used in the negative to mean 'unflappable'.
狼ろう狽ばい
狼狽する is a more literary word for panicking or losing one's head, whereas 動じる simply describes any loss of composure, often negated to mean steadfastness.
ひるむN1
怯む means to flinch or lose one's nerve in the face of danger or pressure, while 動じる is broader and covers any kind of emotional disturbance.

Opposites

落おち着つくN3
落ち着く means to calm down and stay composed, the opposite state of being shaken that 動じる describes.

Don't confuse with

動どう転てん
動転する describes a sudden loss of composure from shock, while 動じる (sharing the kanji 動) describes a more general, ongoing steadiness or lack of it, often used negatively.

Etymology

Compound of 動 (どう, 'move') and じる (verb-forming suffix). The exact derivation of じる is uncertain, but it forms ichidan verbs from nouns, often with a sense of 'to feel or become'.