動どう作さ

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動作する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

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

Meanings

noun

movement; action; motion; gesture

Refers to physical movement of the body or a part of the body, including gestures and motions.

彼かれの動どう作さはとても機き敏びんだ。
His movements are very quick and agile.
ロボットの腕うでの動どう作さをプログラムする。
Program the movement of the robot's arm.

noun

bearing; carriage; behavior; demeanor

Describes a person's overall manner, posture, or way of carrying themselves; often used in formal or observational contexts.

彼かの女じょの動どう作さには気き品ひんがある。
There is elegance in her bearing.
面めん接せつでは動どう作さにも気きをつけよう。
Let's also pay attention to our demeanor during the interview.

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

operation; running; working; functioning

Used for machines, software, or systems; can also be used as a suru-verb (動作する) meaning 'to operate' or 'to function'.

このアプリの動どう作さが遅おそい。
This app's operation is slow.
エアコンが正せい常じょうに動どう作さしているか確かく認にんする。
Check whether the air conditioner is functioning properly.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉が正せい常じょうに動どう作さするfor a device or program to operate/function normally
このソフトはWindows 10で正せい常じょうに動どう作さする。
This software operates normally on Windows 10.
動どう作さが遅おそいone's movements are slow
年としを取とって動どう作さが遅おそくなった。
As I got older, my movements became slower.
〈物もの〉の動どう作さを確かく認にんするto check the operation of a device/program
プログラムの動どう作さを確かく認にんしてください。
Please check the operation of the program.
動どう作さが不ふ審しんだone's behavior/bearing is suspicious
彼かれの動どう作さはどこか不ふ審しんだった。
There was something suspicious about his behavior.
〈人ひと〉〉の動作どうさを真似まねるto imitate someone's movements/gestures
子こ供どもは大人おとなの動どう作さを真似まねる。
Children imitate adults' movements.
動どう作さに注ちゅう意いするto be careful about one's movements/bearing
患かん者じゃはリハビリ中ちゅう、動どう作さに注ちゅう意いする必ひつ要ようがある。
During rehabilitation, the patient needs to be careful about their movements.

Kanji

動move, motion, change
作make, production, prepare

Related words· 10

動うごきN1sense 1
動き is a casual, general word for movement, while 動作 suggests a more deliberate, mechanical, or formal movement such as a gesture.
仕し草ぐさN1sense 1
仕草 focuses on small, personal gestures or mannerisms, while 動作 describes physical movement more broadly and formally.
振ふる舞まい sense 2
振る舞い emphasizes a person's conduct or behavior in a social setting, while 動作 refers more to physical bearing or motion.
挙きょ動どう sense 2
挙動 is a formal term often used to describe suspicious or notable conduct, whereas 動作 is neutral and can also describe machine operation.

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動どう
動作 refers to a specific, concrete action or mechanical movement, while 動 is the broader, more abstract concept of motion itself.
モーション
動作 refers to a specific bodily action or mechanical movement, whereas モーション is a broader loanword for motion in general, often in sports or animation contexts.
アクション
動作 refers to a concrete bodily movement or gesture, whereas アクション is broader and often describes dramatic or genre-related action (as in アクション映画).
身み振ぶりN1
動作 is a neutral word for any bodily movement or action, while 身振り specifically implies a movement meant to convey meaning or feeling.
行こう動どうN3
動作 refers to a physical movement or motion of the body, while 行動 covers actions or conduct more broadly, including non-physical decisions.
行こう為いN2
動作 focuses on physical movement or gesture, while 行為 emphasizes the intentional or moral nature of an act.

Opposites

静せい止しN1sense 1
静止 means being still or motionless, the direct opposite of the movement described by 動作.

Don't confuse with

操そう作さN3sense 3
操作 refers to the act of a person operating or manipulating something, while 動作 refers to the resulting operation or functioning itself.
作さ業ぎょうN3
動作 means a single movement or action (like a gesture or machine motion), while 作業 means an extended task or work process; the words share the kanji 作 but differ in scope.
作さ動どうN1
動作 and 作動 use the same two kanji in reverse order; 動作 means a movement or action (often of a person or on-screen character), while 作動 specifically means a machine or mechanism operating.

Word family· 44

誤ご動どう作さ
malfunction; faulty operation
動どう作さ主しゅ
agent; actor; performer of an action
動どう作さ率りつ
availability ratio; operating ratio
動どう作さ行ぎょう
active line
動どう作さ不ふ良りょう
malfunction; defective operation; operational failure

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動どう作さ位い置ち
active position
動どう作さ原げん理り
operating principle; principle of operation
動どう作さ指し定てい
action entry; action specification
動どう作さ時じ間かん
operating time; run time
動どう作さ状じょう態たい
active state; operating state
動どう作さ状じょう況きょう
run state; operating status

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Etymology

Compound of 動 (movement) and 作 (make, work). The word has been used since at least the Meiji period to describe both physical movement and mechanical operation.