動く
うごく
hepburn ugoku
to move (intransitive)
Part of speech · godan-verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- もう動かないでください。Please don't move anymore.
- パソコンが動かない。My computer isn't working.
Collocations
動く (ugoku, to move, intransitive)動かす (ugokasu, to move, transitive)動作 (dousa, action)運動 (undou, exercise)機械が動く (kikai ga ugoku, machine works)
Mnemonic
Ugoku (動く) is a godan intransitive — "to move / to work / to operate." Paired transitive: ugokasu (動かす). Hito ga ugoku (a person moves), kikai ga ugoku (a machine works), shijou ga ugoku (the market moves, abstract). The negative ugokanai is heavily used — PC ga ugokanai (computer won't boot), ashi ga ugokanai (legs immobile from injury / paralysis), kimochi ga ugokanai (no emotional response). Metaphor extends: kokoro ga ugoku (the heart moves = moved / interested), yoron ga ugoku (public opinion shifts). Wider semantic field than Korean um-jik-ida.
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