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能動 (のうどう, noudou) Japanese meaning: activity | Kotomora
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たい
し
て
とても
能のう
動どう
的てき
だ
。
He is very proactive about his work.
A balance between activity and passivity is important.
Related words 積極的 is the common everyday word for 'proactive' or 'positive', whereas 能動 is a more formal/technical term used in philosophy, psychology, and grammar.
Word family· 9 active; proactive
activity; motility
active voice
Etymology Compound of 能 (ability, function) and 動 (move, action). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in modern Japanese to express active or proactive states.
がく
active optics (telescope)
