This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ドウ、うご.く、うご.かす
Romaji: dou, ugo.ku, ugo.kasu
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Name Reading

Kana: るぎ
Romaji: rugi
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Meanings

move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  19
Frequency:  73
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-9-2
Korean Reading:  dong
Chinese Reading:  dong4
Unicode:  52d5
JIS:  4630

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1778
Nelson Index: 730
New Nelson Index: 549
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2g9.1
Four Corner Index: 2412.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 362
Gakken Index: 86
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2390
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0392
Remembering the kanji Index: 1676
Busy People Index: 2.14
Kanji Way Index: 47
Kanji Flashcards Index: 130
Kodansha Compact Index: 221
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 384
Kanji in Context Index: 64
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1163
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1583
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1692
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1806
Essential Kanji Index: 169
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2232
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2245
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 296
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 385

Words

活動 (かつどう)
action; activity; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
行動 (こうどう)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
機動 (きどう)
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile; quick to respond
駆動 (くどう)
driving force
起動 (きどう)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
運動 (うんどう)
exercise; physical training; work-out; appeal; campaign; drive; crusade; movement; lobbying; motion; movement
移動 (いどう)
movement; transfer; migration; removal; travel; mobile; moving; traveling; travelling; roving
自動 (じどう)
automatic; self-motion; intransitive verb
気動車 (きどうしゃ)
train powered by a diesel or internal-combustion engine
運動公園 (うんどうこうえん)
sports park; athletic park; stadium
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