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    3. 動き回る

    動き回る

    動うごき​回まわる​

    to move around

    KMT9News #30+1Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab22 strokes

    動きまわる動き廻る

    うごきまわる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to move around, to move about, to get around

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    子こ供どもたちは公こう園えんで元げん気きに動うごき回まわっていた。

    The children were energetically moving around in the park.

    KMT7Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    週しゅう末まつは家いえの中なかを動うごき回まわって、大おお掃そう除じをしました。

    On the weekend, I moved around the house and did a big cleaning.

    KMT8Daily LifeHome & Housing
    彼かれは会かい議ぎ中ちゅうも落おち着つかず、ずっと部へ屋やの中なかを動うごき回まわっていた。

    He couldn't settle down during the meeting and kept moving around the room.

    KMT9Daily LifeWork & Career
    観かん光こう客きゃくは、ガイドブック片かた手てに街まち中じゅうを動うごき回まわっていた。

    Tourists were moving around the city with guidebooks in hand.

    KMT9Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    災さい害がい現げん場ばでは、救きゅう助じょ隊たい員いんが昼ちゅう夜やを問とわず動うごき回まわり、生せい存ぞん者しゃの捜そう索さくにあたった。

    At the disaster site, rescue workers moved around day and night, searching for survivors.

    KMT10Daily LifePolitics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    動
    うご.く・うご.かす…(2)
    move・motion・change・confusion・shift…(1)
    Kanji
    回
    まわ.る・-まわ.る・-まわ.り・まわ.す・-まわ.す・まわ.し-…(5)
    -times・round・game・revolve・counter for occurrences
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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