動く

• 読み: うごく
• ローマ字: ugoku
• 漢字の分解: 動 (dou/ugo) — move, motion, activity
• 発音: /ɯ.ɡo.kɯ/

意味

To move; to operate; to function. Describes physical movement or something working and running.

A Group 1 (godan) intransitive verb. The transitive pair is 動かす (ugokasu, to move something). Has both physical and mechanical meanings — people and animals moving, machines running, hearts being moved emotionally. Very versatile and essential in daily conversation.

例文

1. 地震で建物が大きく動いた。
2. このエレベーターは今動いていません。
3. 動かないでください、写真を撮ります。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, machines, instructions

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 動 combines 重 (heavy) with 力 (power). Depicts the force needed to move something heavy — power overcoming weight.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal