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How to say 'Activity' in Japanese | 活動

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The Japanese word for Activity is 'Katsudou', written as 活動 in Japanese.'Activity' in hiragana is かつどう.

    word

    活動

    Meaning

    Activity

    Reading

    かつどう

    katsudou

    Kanji

    活Lively 動Move

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '活動 (かつどう)' refers to 'activity' or 'action'. It is used to describe physical, mental, or organizational actions, often in the context of work, hobbies, or social movements. For example: The environmental group's activities are impressive「環境グループの活動は印象的です」(かんきょうグループのかつどうはいんしょうてきです). She is active in volunteer activities「彼女はボランティア活動に積極的です」(かのじょはボランティアかつどうにせっきょくてきです). The word can also be used in compound nouns like '文化活動 (ぶんかかつどう)' (cultural activities) or '経済活動 (けいざいかつどう)' (economic activities).

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    1099

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 活動

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    活

    Meaning

    Lively

  • kanji

    動

    Meaning

    Move

Words Related to 活動 Through the Kanji 活

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 活 as well.

  • word

    生活

    Meaning

    Life

  • word

    活用

    Meaning

    Conjugation

  • word

    活字

    Meaning

    Type

  • word

    活性

    Meaning

    Activation

  • word

    活躍

    Meaning

    Activity, Success

  • word

    活発

    Meaning

    Lively

  • word

    復活

    Meaning

    Revival

Words Related to 活動 Through the Kanji 動

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 動 as well.

  • word

    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

    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

    行動

    Meaning

    Action

  • 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

  • word

    動揺

    Meaning

    Disturbance, Agitation

  • word

    流動

    Meaning

    Flow, Fluidity

  • word

    騒動

    Meaning

    Disturbance

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