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How to say 'Action' in Japanese | 行動

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The Japanese word for Action is 'Koudou', written as 行動 in Japanese.'Action' in hiragana is こうどう.

word

行動

Meaning

Action

Reading

こうどう

koudou

Kanji

行Go 動Move

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '行動 (こうどう)' means 'action' or 'behavior'. It refers to the act of doing something or the way someone behaves in a particular situation. This word is often used in contexts involving decision-making, movement, or conduct. For example: His actions speak louder than words「彼の行動は言葉よりも雄弁だ」(かれのこうどうはことばよりもゆうべんだ). We need to take action immediately「私たちはすぐに行動を起こす必要がある」(わたしたちはすぐにこうどうをおこすひつようがある). The word can also be used in compound forms, such as '行動力 (こうどうりょく)' (ability to take action) or '行動範囲 (こうどうはんい)' (range of action).

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3073

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 行動

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

行

Meaning

kanji

動

Meaning

Move

Words Related to 行動 Through the Kanji 行

These 46 Words contain the Kanji 行 as well.

word

行く

Meaning

word

行う

Meaning

Conduct

word

飛行機

Meaning

Airplane

word

行き

Meaning

Going

word

行為

Meaning

Act

word

銀行

Meaning

Bank

word

持って行く

Meaning

Take

word

行政

Meaning

Administration

word

急行

Meaning

Express, Rush

word

実行

Meaning

Execution

word

旅行

Meaning

Travel

word

飛行場

Meaning

Airport

word

連れて行く

Meaning

Take

word

行成

Meaning

Suddenly

word

行き来

Meaning

Coming and going

word

行

Meaning

Line, Row

word

行き止まり

Meaning

Dead end

word

執行

Meaning

Execution

word

行楽

Meaning

Outing

word

行使

Meaning

Exercise

word

進行

Meaning

Advance, Progress

word

行列

Meaning

Line, Matrix

word

修行

Meaning

Training, Asceticism

word

移行

Meaning

Transition

word

行事

Meaning

Event

word

奉行

Meaning

Magistrate

word

刊行

Meaning

Publication

word

徐行

Meaning

Slow driving

word

行方

Meaning

Whereabouts

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一行

Meaning

Group

word

施行

Meaning

Enforcement

word

行儀

Meaning

Manners

word

遂行

Meaning

Execution

word

通行

Meaning

Passage

word

通行止め

Meaning

Roadblock

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現行

Meaning

Current, Existing

word

履行

Meaning

Fulfillment

word

流行る

Meaning

Trend

word

先行

Meaning

Precedence

word

発行

Meaning

Issue, Publication

word

歩行者

Meaning

Pedestrian

word

歩行者天国

Meaning

Pedestrian zone

word

平行

Meaning

Parallel

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走行

Meaning

Travel

word

飛行

Meaning

Flight

word

流行

Meaning

Epidemic, Trend

Words Related to 行動 Through the Kanji 動

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 動 as well.

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動く

Meaning

Move

word

自動

Meaning

Automatic

word

動き

Meaning

Movement

word

動物

Meaning

Animal

word

運動

Meaning

Exercise

word

活動

Meaning

Activity

word

不動産屋

Meaning

Real estate agent

word

自動車

Meaning

Car

word

動物園

Meaning

Zoo

word

動かす

Meaning

Move

word

動産

Meaning

Movables

word

移動

Meaning

Movement, Relocation

word

運動会

Meaning

Sports day

word

運動場

Meaning

Playground

word

動作

Meaning

Movement, Operation

word

動機

Meaning

Motive

word

変動

Meaning

Change, Fluctuation

word

感動

Meaning

Emotion, Impression

word

振動

Meaning

Vibration

word

動詞

Meaning

Verb

word

起動

Meaning

Startup

word

動向

Meaning

Trend

word

動員

Meaning

Mobilization

word

動力

Meaning

Power, Motive force

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動揺

Meaning

Disturbance, Agitation

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流動

Meaning

Flow, Fluidity

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騒動

Meaning

Disturbance

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