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    動作

    動どう作さ

    movement (of the body)

    N2KMT5News #12+1CoreDaily LifeKanji Vocab18 strokes

    どうさ

    Noun

    1.
    movement (of the body), action, motion, gesture
    2.
    bearing, carriage, behaviour, behavior, demeanour, demeanor

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    3.
    operation (of a machine, software, etc.), running, working, functioning

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれの動どう作さはとても速はやい。

    His movements are very fast.

    KMT3Daily Life
    この機き械かいは複ふく雑ざつな動どう作さをする。

    This machine performs complex operations.

    KMT5TechnologyDaily Life
    赤あかちゃんの動どう作さは、日ひごとに成せい長ちょうしているのがわかる。

    You can see that the baby's movements are growing day by day.

    KMT5Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    ソフトウェアの動どう作さが不ふ安あん定ていで、頻ひん繁ぱんにエラーが発はっ生せいする。

    The software's operation is unstable, and errors frequently occur.

    KMT6Technology
    彼かれはスポーツ選せん手しゅとして、無む駄だのない美うつくしい動どう作さを見みせる。

    As an athlete, he displays beautiful, efficient movements.

    KMT6Sports & Martial ArtsDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    動
    うご.く・うご.かす…(2)
    move・motion・change・confusion・shift…(1)
    作
    つく.る・つく.り・-づく.り…(10)
    make・production・prepare・build
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