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    3. 初動

    初動

    初しょ動どう

    initial response (e.g. to a crisis)

    NTNounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab18 strokes

    しょどう

    Noun

    1.
    initial response (e.g. to a crisis), action in the earliest stages
    2.
    initial shock (of an earthquake), preliminary tremor

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    初
    はじ.め・はじ.めて・はつ・はつ-・うい-・-そ.める…(4)
    first time・beginning
    動
    うご.く・うご.かす…(2)
    move・motion・change・confusion・shift…(1)
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