I Love Kanji動かす (ugokasu)
動かす (うごかす, ugokasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to move; to shift”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- うごかす
- Romaji
- ugokasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position · godan verb, transitive
- to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence · godan verb, transitive
- to change; to alter; to deny · godan verb, transitive
- to operate; to set in motion; to get going · godan verb, transitive
- to mobilize (e.g. troops); to mobilise; to deploy · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 動かす
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 動かす | うごかす ugokasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 動かします | うごかします ugokashimasu |
| Negative | 動かさない | うごかさない ugokasanai |
| Polite negative | 動かしません | うごかしません ugokashimasen |
| Past | 動かした | うごかした ugokashita |
| Polite past | 動かしました | うごかしました ugokashimashita |
| Negative past | 動かさなかった | うごかさなかった ugokasanakatta |
| Te-form | 動かして | うごかして ugokashite |
| Potential | 動かせる | うごかせる ugokaseru |
| Passive | 動かされる | うごかされる ugokasareru |
| Causative | 動かさせる | うごかさせる ugokasaseru |
| Volitional | 動かそう | うごかそう ugokasou |
| Imperative | 動かせ | うごかせ ugokase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 動かせば | うごかせば ugokaseba |
Kanji in 動かす
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 動かす.
動物どうぶつanimal自動車じどうしゃcar運動うんどうexercise動くうごくto move動物園どうぶつえんzoo自動じどうautomatic移動いどうmovement活動かつどうactivity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.)感動かんどうbeing deeply moved emotionally行動こうどうaction異動いどう(personnel) change動詞どうしverb動揺どうようshaking動作どうさmovement (of the body)
Source: JMdict entry 1451170 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.