To Move

by Nao

ugo-ku, ugo-kasu, ugo-ki, dō

Ugo-ku is an action when somebody or something moves, period. Ugo-kasu is an action when you move something. In this case, we need an object like a transitive verb. For example, if you move a chair, we say isu wo ugo-kasu. Ugo-ki is the noun, movement. Ku, kasu, and ki are okurigana.

With the negative suffix, na, ugo-kuna is an imperative sentence that means “don’t move!” or “freeze!”

On rare occasions, we hear somebody say yama ga ugo-ku. It means that something big happens. Its literal meaning is that the mountain moves. Some abstract things also move.

World … Yo no naka ga ugoku. Sekai ga ugoku. Both sentences mean that the world is changing.

Heart … Kokoro ga ugoku. This sentence expresses the moment we waver.

Price … Ne ga ugoku. It means the price changes. Price movement is called neugoki.

When a pair of terms use the same characters in different orders, they usually have different meanings. Let me tell you the difference between dōsa and sadō. While dōsa means an action or a movement, sadō means functioning or working. If your movement is quick, we say dōsa ga subayai. Something such as a machine works, we say kikai ga sadō suru. Suru is a versatile verb, which means to do. Although we can append suru to any words, it is considered colloquial.

Start drawing this from the left-hand side.

1. Draw the sweeping dot at the top. It heads toward the second stroke.
2. Draw the horizontal stroke from the left to the right.
3. Draw the vertical stroke, which is the left side of the rectangle.
4. Draw the right-angled hook from where you start the previous stroke. Make a nice shoulder.
5. Draw the horizontal stroke in the rectangle.
6. Draw the horizontal stroke on the lower side of the rectangle.
7. Draw the vertical stroke from the top to the bottom.
8. Draw the second horizontal stroke from the bottom.
9. Draw the horizontal stroke at the bottom. This stroke heads toward the right-hand side.
10. Draw the hook. The latter part of the stroke is not vertical but slightly tilted. Draw a thorn-like stroke at the end.
11. Draw the long sweeping stroke from the top.