Movement & change

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#1

Meaning

go, journey; past

Components

Example words
おうふく

round trip

おうらい

coming and going, traffic

おうねん

years gone by

#2

Meaning

return, restore, repeat

Components

Example words
ふくしゅう

review (of lessons)

かいふく

recovery

おうふく

round trip

#3

Meaning

move, shift, transfer

Components

Example words
どう

movement, shift

みん

immigrant, migration

うつ

to move, to shift

#4

Meaning

pass, exceed; error

Components

Example words

the past

つう

passing through

ぎる

to pass, to exceed

#5

Meaning

reverse, opposite

Components

Example words
ぎゃくてん

reversal, turnaround

ぎゃっこう

counterproductive effect

さからう

to go against, to defy

#6

Meaning

increase, add

Components

Example words
ぞう

increase

ぞうげん

increase and decrease

える

to increase (intransitive)

#7

Meaning

cut off; decide; refuse

Components

Example words
はんだん

judgment, decision

だんてい

conclusion, assertion

ことわ

to refuse, to decline

#8

Meaning

stretch, spread; assert

Components

Example words
しゅちょう

assertion, claim

しゅっちょう

business trip

to stretch, to spread

#9

Meaning

stop, halt

Components

Example words
てい

stopping, halt

ていしゃ

stopping a vehicle

ていでん

power outage

#10

Meaning

propose, present; carry

Components

Example words
ていしゅつ

submission

ていあん

proposal

ていきょう

offer, provision

#11

Meaning

to navigate, to sail, to fly

Components

Example words
こうくう

aviation

けっこう

cancelled flight/sailing

しゅっこう

setting sail, departure

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