機動

Reading

Kana: きどう

Romaji: kidou

Definitions

noun

1

maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre

2

mobile; nimble; agile; quick to respond

See also: 機動隊

Kanji

機

Readings: キ、 はた

Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion

動

Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす

Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

Example Sentence

機動隊(きどうたい)が現場(げんば)に到着(とうちゃく)した。

➥The riot police arrived on the scene.