# 動 movement

重 (heavy / overlap) + 力 (strong)
★★★★★
11 strokes

## Onyomi

DOU | As Homer tries to move the Stonehenge, he grunts, "DOH!"

## Mnemonic

| You have to be strong to move such a heavy thing.

## Kunyomi

( を ) うご*く | I move； he moves himself. ★★★★★
( を ) うご＊かす | I move an ashtray, I make something move. ★★★★★

## Jukugo

動物(どうぶつ) | animal ★★★★★ 動 (movement) + 物 (animal / thing) = 動物 (animal)
運動(うんどう) する | exercise ★★★★☆ 運 (carry / luck) + 動 (movement) = 運動 (exercise)
自動的(じどうてき) な | automatic ★★★★☆ 自 (my own) + 動 (movement) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 自動的 (automatic)
動詞(どうし) | verb ★★★☆☆ 動 (movement) + 詞 (part of speech) = 動詞 (verb)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
郵 | mail | TOWN |
剰 | excessive | SWORD | 刀
種 | seed　/ type or kind | WHEAT |
動 | movement | STRENGTH | 力

You send a letter in the mail to TOWN,

but the SWORD cuts the excessive stuff down.

Types of WHEAT seeds come in different lengths,
but to move and plant them takes a lot of STRENGTH.

## Used In

- 働

## Synonyms

activity 活躍 活動 積極的
behavior/ action 態度 姿勢 行動 行為
motive 目的 動機 目標 狙い 的 意図 xxx目当て
rash, hasty, impulsive 衝動的に 軽率 無謀 無茶