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動作

どうさ

noun

Meanings

1action
2movements
3motions
4movement (of the body)
5motion
6bearing
7carriage
8behaviour

Example sentence

過去の動作については過去形を用います。

"Past tense" is used in connection with actions in the past.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

動Move, Motion, Change11 strokes 作Make, Production, Prepare7 strokes

More words with 動

動きうごき · movementN1 動員どういん · mobilizationN1 動向どうこう · trendN1 出動しゅつどう · mobilizationN1 振動しんどう · oscillation

Full entry on Jisho

N1

他動詞たどうし · transitive verb (direct object)N1

不動産ふどうさん · real estateN1

動的どうてき · dynamicN1

More words with 作

凶作きょうさく · bad harvestN1 駄作ださく · poor workN1 豊作ほうさく · abundant harvestN1 発作ほっさ · fitN1 制作せいさく · work (e.g., film, book)N2 製作せいさく · manufactureN2 創作そうさく · productionN2 耕作こうさく · cultivationN1

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