What does the kanji 動 mean?

move, motion, change, confusion, shift

How is the kanji 動 read?

ドウ (Dou); うご.く (Ugoku); うご.かす (Ugokasu)

動

Ugokuうごく

move

Douどう

Examples

出動しゅつどうmobilization

自動じどうautomatic

動 (Ugoku) is a JLPT N4 kanji meaning “move, motion, change”. It is taught in grade 3 and written in 11 strokes.