Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 起動(きどう) in Japanese

起動
Kana Reading
きどう
Romaji
kidō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    startup; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
    Example sentence
    地球を回る起動上にはいくつの衛星が打ち上げられてますか。 How many satellites have been put into orbit round the earth?

Examples of 起動, きどう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

起 JLPT 4

10 strokes

rouse, wake up, get up

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: お.きる, お.こる, お.こす, おこ.す, た.つ

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動 JLPT 4

11 strokes

move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

On'Yomi: ドウ

Kun'Yomi: うご.く, うご.かす

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