動き|うごきugoki[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounmovement; move; motion
   愛あいの動うごきは不可解ふかかい。↗

   Love moves in mysterious ways.
2. nountrend; development; change; fluctuation

• Synonym運動うんどうNeutralRefers to exercise, sports, or organized social and political movements; 「動き」 focuses on movement, activity, and trends.
• Synonym移動いどうNeutralRelocation or transfer of people or things from place to place; 「動き」 stresses activity or a trend of change.
• Synonym動どうWrittenWritten word for motion as a state, often paired with 「静」 as in 「動と静」 and common in compounds; 「動き」 stands alone in everyday use.
• Synonym動作どうさNeutralConcrete bodily movements or the running of machines and systems; 「動き」 also covers how a situation is trending.
• SynonymアクションNeutralLoanword for action, especially in action films and acting; 「動き」 is far more general.
• SynonymモーションNeutralLoanword for motion or movement, also for making a gesture or advance, as in 「モーションをかける」.
• Related行動こうどうNeutralConscious, purposeful action or conduct; 「動き」 also takes in unconscious movements and stirrings.
• Related変位へんいWrittenAcademic physics term for displacement, a change of position; 「動き」 is the everyday word.
• Antonym静止せいしWrittenWritten word for standing still; the opposite of 「動き」, which implies activity and trends.
• Antonym停滞ていたいNeutralStagnation or a standstill, things failing to progress; the opposite of 「動き」 with its sense of change and trends.

Use 「動き」 for movements, activity, or trends in markets and politics, as in 「動きが鈍い」 and 「政界の動き」. For specific body movements or machine operation say 「動作」; for deliberate action 「行動」; for exercise or campaigns 「運動」; for stillness 「静止」.

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

1. 動うごくこと。また、そのさま。
2. 変化へんか。変動へんどう。推移すいい。
3. 行動こうどう。活動かつどう。
4. 機能きのう。