How to say "budge" in Japanese

• 動かすうごかすJLPT N3approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbThe common verb for moving, shifting or stirring something; it covers 'budge' in the ordinary sense of getting something to move, and is the word you want in most situations.
  ここからあそこへこの石いしを動うごかして下ください。↗

  Please move this stone from here to there.
• 微動だにするびどうだにする
  expression, suru verbA less common way to say that something budges — moves even slightly, even an inch — with the slightness of the movement in focus; for ordinary cases 動かす is the usual choice.

Use the common 「動かす」 for 'budge' in its ordinary sense of moving or shifting something; the less common 「微動だにする」 highlights that something moves even slightly, even an inch.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 動かすうごかすto move
• 微動だにするびどうだにするto budge
• 一歩下がるいっぽさがるto budge (a little)