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    3. 動

    動

    動どう

    motion

    KMT3News #5+1NounScience & MathKanji Vocab11 strokes

    どう

    Noun

    1.
    motion

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    物ぶつの動どうを見みる。

    I see the motion of things.

    KMT2Core ConceptsScience & Math
    地ち球きゅうの動どうは止とまらない。

    The Earth's motion does not stop.

    KMT3Science & MathNature & Environment
    ロボットの動どうはとても滑なめらかだ。

    The robot's motion is very smooth.

    KMT3TechnologyScience & Math
    この機き械かいは複ふく雑ざつな動どうをする。

    This machine performs complex motions.

    KMT4TechnologyScience & Math
    物ぶつ理り学がくでは物ぶつの動どうを研けん究きゅうする。

    In physics, we study the motion of objects.

    KMT4Science & MathEducation

    Kanji that make up this word

    動
    うご.く・うご.かす…(2)
    move・motion・change・confusion・shift…(1)
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