How do you read 動作?

動作 is read どうさ (dousa), with atamadaka pitch accent (high first, then falls).

How do you write 動作 in romaji?

動作 is written dousa in romaji, also spelled dosa.

What kanji are in 動作?

動 (Move, Motion); 作 (Make, Production).

動作どうさ

Q: What JLPT level is 動作?

動作 is a JLPT N2 word (upper intermediate).

どうさ · dousa (also spelled dosa)

JLPT N2 › noun

Movement (of the body), action, motion, gesture

bearing, carriage, behaviour, behavior, demeanour, demeanor
operation (of a machine, software, etc.), running, working, functioning

Other ways to say “movement” in Japanese →

Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

動Move, Motion, Change 音どう訓うご.く・うご.かす JLPT N4 · 11 strokes 作Make, Production, Prepare 音さく・さ訓つく.る・つく.り JLPT N4 · 7 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

動的どうてきdynamic, kinetic 運動うんどうするexercise 動揺どうようdisturbance, flutter shock 動詞どうしverb 行動こうどうaction, conduct, behavior 動力どうりょくpower, motive power, dynamic force 作さくa work, a harvest 豊作ほうさくabundant harvest, bumper crop

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What does 動作 mean?

Movement (of the body), action, motion, gesture. It can also mean: bearing, carriage, behaviour, behavior, demeanour, demeanor; operation (of a machine, software, etc.), running, working, functioning.

How do you pronounce 動作?

どうさ (dousa). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 動作?

JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.

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