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蠕動運動 (ぜんどううんどう) — peristalsis | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
蠕動運動

蠕動運動

蠕ぜん動どう運うん動どう

peristalsis

Kanji Vocab Medicine & Health54 strokes

Hold to practice stroke order

ぜんどううんどう

Noun

1.

peristalsis, peristaltic movement, vermiculation

ANIMATION

Stroke 0 / 54

Speed1.0x

Speed1.0x

Kanji that make up this word

うごめ.く…(5)

crawling of a worm

うご.く・うご.かす…(2)

move・motion・change・confusion・shift…(1)

はこ.ぶ…(1)

carry・luck・destiny・fate・lot…(3)

うご.く・うご.かす…(2)

move・motion・change・confusion・shift…(1)

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