How do you read 移動?

移動 is read いどう (idou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

How is 移動 used in a sentence?

この机を、窓際に移動させるつもりだ。 — I intend to move this desk to the window side.

How do you write 移動 in romaji?

移動 is written idou in romaji, also spelled ido.

What kanji are in 移動?

移 (Shift, Move); 動 (Move, Motion).

移動いどう

Q: What JLPT level is 移動?

移動 is a JLPT N2 word (upper intermediate).

いどう · idou (also spelled ido)

JLPT N2 › noun

Movement, transfer, migration, removal, travel

mobile, moving, traveling, travelling, roving

Other ways to say “movement” in Japanese →

Heiban

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Example sentences

この机を、窓際に移動させるつもりだ。

このつくえを、まどぎわにいどうさせるつもりだ。

I intend to move this desk to the window side.

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搭乗口から、飛行機まではバスで移動します。

とうじょうぐちから、ひこうきまではばすでいどうします。

From the gate, we will take a bus to the airplane.

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Kanji in this word

移Shift, Move, Change 音い訓うつ.る・うつ.す JLPT N2 · 11 strokes 動Move, Motion, Change 音どう訓うご.く・うご.かす JLPT N4 · 11 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

移民いみんemigrant, immigrant 移動いどうmigration, movement 移るうつるto move (from a house); to transfer (from a department); to 移転いてんmoving, transfer 移行いこうswitching over to 移住いじゅうmigration, immigration 動的どうてきdynamic, kinetic 運動うんどうするexercise

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What does 移動 mean?

Movement, transfer, migration, removal, travel. It can also mean: mobile, moving, traveling, travelling, roving.

How do you pronounce 移動?

いどう (idou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 移動?

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

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