Japanese word

動き出す

Pronunciation

Romajiugokidasu

Meaning

  • verbget going

Example

そろそろ動き出します。so ro so ro ugo ki da shi ma su

We will get going soon.

Illustration for 動き出す (get going)

More examples

止まっていた時計が動き出しました。to ma tte i ta tokei ga ugo ki da shi ma shi ta

The clock that had stopped started moving again.

Core concept

Describes a person, object, or process beginning to move or become active after being still.

Common phrases

  • 計画が動き出すkei kaku ga ugo ki da su

    a plan gets going

  • 車が動き出すkuruma ga ugo ki da su

    a car starts moving

Similar words

動き始めるugokihajimeru: To begin moving after remaining still.
始まるhajimaru: To begin as an event, activity, or situation.
始動するshidōsuru: To start operating or begin a planned activity.
作動するsadōsuru: To begin operating as a machine or mechanism.

Definition in Japanese

人や物が止まっている状態から動き始める。hito ya mono ga to ma tte i ru jō tai ka ra ugo ki haji me ru

Word origin

The native Japanese compound 動き出す (ugokidasu) combines 動き (ugoki, "moving") with 出す (dasu, "to put out"), where 出す adds the sense of starting.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, 動き出す (ugokidasu) can describe a plan or situation that begins to develop, not only a person or vehicle that starts moving.

Other meanings

  • start to moveverb
  • come aliveverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 動き出しugokideshistart of movementnoun

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