動く|うごくugoku[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, intransitive verbto move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing
   私は家いえの中なかで何なんかが動うごくのを感かんじた。↗

   I felt something move in the house.
2. godan verb, intransitive verbto operate; to run; to go; to work
   まだ動うごくうちに売うってしまわなきゃ。↗

   I should sell it while it still runs.
3. godan verb, intransitive verbto make a move; to take action; to act; to go into action
4. godan verb, intransitive verbto be touched; to be influenced
5. godan verb, intransitive verbto change; to vary; to fluctuate; to waversometimes prenom. as 動かぬ, 動かない, etc. to mean "certain"
6. godan verb, intransitive verbto be transferred

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• Related稼働かどうWrittenWritten/formal prose. For machines or factories being put into operation, as in 「稼働率」 or 「工場が稼働する」; mostly industrial use, while 「動く」 covers any kind of movement.
• Related作動さどうWrittenWritten/formal prose. For a mechanical device starting up and working as designed, as in 「ブレーキが作動しない」; the focus is on functioning, not movement in general.
• Related働くはたらくNeutralNeutral. Means to work or labor, and also to be effective, as in 「引力が働く」; 「動く」 is about a change of position or about running/operating.
• Related行動こうどうNeutralNeutral. Action taken deliberately toward a purpose, as in 「行動を起こす」; the noun puts the focus on a conscious, purposeful act.
• Related運転うんてんNeutralNeutral. Driving a vehicle or operating a machine, as in 「車を運転する」; the subject is usually a person, whereas 「動く」 is moving or running by itself.
• Related操業そうぎょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. A factory running for production, as in 「24時間操業」; used mainly for corporate output, not for movement in general.
• Related転じるてんじるWrittenWritten/formal prose. Turning or shifting direction or state, as in 「攻勢に転じる」; the emphasis is on a change of course, not physical movement.
• Related転ずるてんずるWrittenWritten/formal prose. A variant used alongside 「転じる」 for changing direction or shifting attention, with a strong written feel; 「動く」 is general movement or change.
• RelatedうつるNeutralNeutral. Moving to another place or shifting to another state, as in 「隣の席に移る」; the point is changing position, not operating.
• Related変わるかわるNeutralNeutral. A change in state or nature; the change need not involve anything shifting its position.
• Antonym止まるとまるNeutralNeutral. The opposite of 「動く」: something that is moving or running comes to a stop.
• Antonym静止するWrittenWritten/formal prose. The opposite of 「動く」: remaining still, with no movement; a written or physics term.

Default to 「動く」 for moving or running. Use 「稼働」 or 「作動」 for machines in operation, 「運転」 for driving or operating, 「行動」 for taking action, 「操業」 for factory operation, 「移る」 for changing position, and 「止まる」 for stopping.

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1. （人ひとや物ものが）その位置いちが変化へんかするように動作どうさする。移動いどうする。
2. （体からだの一部いちぶが）随意ずいい的てきまたは不ふ随意ずいい的てきに活動かつどうする。
3. （機械きかいなどが）働はたらく、作動さどうする。
4. なんらかの目的もくてきを持もって行動こうどうを起おこす。
5. （地位ちいや職種しょくしゅが）異動いどうする。
6. （気持きもち、感情かんじょうなどが）うつる、ゆれる。
7. ものごとの内容ないようや情勢じょうせいなどが一定いっていの状態じょうたいにとどまっていないで変化へんかする。
8. やりとりされる。
9. （打ち消うちけしを伴ともなって）確実かくじつである。否定ひていの余地よちがない。