動く

Etymology 1
From. Attested in the  of 712. From.

Likely derived as a compound of. Compare also the related adverb.

Verb

 * 1)  to move
 * 2) to stir, shake, shift, swing
 * , text here:
 * 1)  to operate, run, go, work
 * 2)  to work, go into action
 * 3)  to be moved, touched, influenced
 * 4) to change, vary, fluctuate, waver
 * 1)  to be moved, touched, influenced
 * 2) to change, vary, fluctuate, waver

Related terms

 * : to move (transitive)
 * : wrigglingly, squirmlingly, creepingly: moving in continuous small increments
 * : to wriggle, to squirm
 * : to gather

Etymology 2
Rare dialectal variation on ugoku above.

Attested from the late (1336–1573).

Verb

 * 1)   to move

Etymology 3
Rare dialectal variation on ugoku above.

Attested in a text from 1002.

Verb

 * 1)   to move