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動き

うごき

movement, motion

Mnemonic

The same oo-go うご as 動く, stopped just short of being a verb. Before you do anything at all, watch what the 相手 across from you is doing with their feet: うごき.

Worth knowing

The noun from 動く うごく. Uses 相手 あいて, the word for whoever is on the other side.

Built from

move
重 heavy + 力 power

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