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機動

Reading

Kana: きどう
Romaji: kidou
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre

2

mobile; nimble; agile; quick to respond

See also: 機動隊

Kanji

Readings: キ、 はた
Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

Example Sentence

機動隊(きどうたい)現場(げんば)到着(とうちゃく)した。
➥The riot police arrived on the scene.
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