Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 蠕動(ぜんどう) in Japanese

蠕動
Kana Reading
ぜんどう
Romaji
zendō
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
    vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm


Kanji in this word

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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20 strokes

crawling of a worm

On'Yomi: ゼン, ダ, ネン, ジュ, ニュ

Kun'Yomi: うごめ.く

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