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How to say 'Exercise' in Japanese | 運動

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The Japanese word for Exercise is 'Undou', written as 運動 in Japanese.'Exercise' in hiragana is うんどう.

    word

    運動

    Meaning

    Exercise

    Reading

    うんどう

    undou

    Kanji

    運Fortune 動Move

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '運動 (うんどう)' primarily means 'exercise' or 'physical activity'. It refers to activities that involve physical exertion, often for the purpose of improving health or fitness. This word can also be used in a broader sense to describe movement or motion, such as in physics or social movements. For example: I do exercise every morning「私は毎朝運動します」(わたしはまいあさうんどうします). The movement of the planets is fascinating「惑星の運動は魅力的です」(わくせいのうんどうはみりょくてきです). In social contexts, it can refer to campaigns or movements, like a political movement「政治運動」(せいじうんどう).

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    1095

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 運動

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    運

    Meaning

    Fortune

  • kanji

    動

    Meaning

    Move

Words Related to 運動 Through the Kanji 運

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 運 as well.

  • word

    運転

    Meaning

    Driving

  • word

    運転手

    Meaning

    Driver

  • word

    運ぶ

    Meaning

    Transport, Carry

  • word

    運命

    Meaning

    Fate

  • word

    運用

    Meaning

    Operation

  • word

    運営

    Meaning

    Management

  • word

    運賃

    Meaning

    Fare

  • word

    運送

    Meaning

    Transport

  • word

    運動会

    Meaning

    Sports day

  • word

    運動場

    Meaning

    Playground

  • word

    運

    Meaning

    Luck

  • word

    幸運

    Meaning

    Luck

  • word

    不運

    Meaning

    Misfortune

Words Related to 運動 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

    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

    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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'Undou' means 'Exercise' .

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