どう
動
さ
作

noun

  1. movement (of the body), action, motion, gesture.
  2. bearing, carriage, behavior, demeanor.

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. operation (of a machine, software, etc.), running, working, functioning.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
どう
動
さ
作
 動作 どうさ ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

move, motion, change
ドウ　うご.く　るぎ (3rd, N4)
heavy, important, esteem
ジュウ　おも.い　かさ.ねる (3rd, N4)
thousand
セン　ち　かず (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと　リ　さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)
make, production, prepare
サク　つく.る　サ (2nd, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
though, notwithstanding, while
サ　サク　-なが.ら (Kentei Pre-1)