Japanese Kanji
動dou
move · motion · change
Grade 3 · JLPT N3 · 11 strokes
Move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake.
動 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N3 (intermediate) level. With 11 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.
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