JLPT N1 · Noun

動き (ugoki)

動き (うごき, ugoki) is a Japanese noun meaning “movement; move”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: うごき
Romaji: ugoki
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

movement; move; motion · noun
trend; development; change; fluctuation · noun

Example sentences

愛の動きは不可解。

Love moves in mysterious ways.

Tatoeba #191555

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 動き

move, motion, changeドウ・うご.く・うご.かす · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 動き.

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動かすうごかすto move

Source: JMdict entry 1451180 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.