動かす
うごかす
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position
- to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence
- to change; to alter; to deny
- to operate; to set in motion; to get going
- to mobilize (e.g. troops); to mobilise; to deploy
- to manage (e.g. funds)
Kanji
- 動 move. Read as うごかす.
Example sentences
- 魚は尾を動かして泳ぐ。
A fish swims by moving its tail. - 机を動かそうとしたら、足が床に引っ掛かっていたらしくガーッという音がした。
When I tried to move the desk, one of its legs made a jarring sound as it scraped across the floor. - 私たちは港の方向へ船を動かし始めた。
We began to sail in the direction of the port. - 音楽は気持ちを動かします。
Music moves the feelings. - 愛の力は世界を動かす。
Love makes the world go round.
Common phrases
- 手を動かす
- 体を動かす (からだをうごかす) to do physical exercise
- 心を動かされる (こころをうごかされる) to be moved by
- 足を動かす
- 上下に動かす
- ボールを動かす
- 心を動かす (こころをうごかす) to impress
- 左右に動かす
- 交互に動かす
- だ体を動かす
- 前後に動かす
- 筋肉を動かす
- 横に動かす
- 口を動かす
- 駒を動かす (こまをうごかす) to make a move
Related forms
- 動く (うごく) to move (intransitive partner)