Meaning

Primary

To Move

Alternative

To Function

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means move so the verb vocab version is to move.

Reading

うごく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: Someone is telling you to move. They are saying "you go (うご) over there. Move! Move!" If it helps, have them pronounce "You go" more like "Ugo."

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 体が動く

    one's body moves

    人が動く

    people move

    心が動く

    to feel moved, to feel tempted

Context Sentences

あそこで何か動いたよ。

Something moved over there.

トーフグのサーバーは二十四時間動いているので、いつでもアクセスできますよ。

Tofugu's servers operate twenty-four hours a day, so it can always be accessed.

くそ〜。パソコンが動かなくなっちゃったぜ。どうしてこうなったんだろう?!

Shoot! My computer doesn’t work. How did this happen?!

Kanji Composition