起動

See also: 起动

Chinese

to rise; to raise; to get up
 
to move; to change; to use
to move; to change; to use; to act
trad. (起動)
simp. (起动)

Pronunciation


Verb

起動

  1. to start (a machine, an engine etc.), to switch on
  2. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to use; to utilize; to employ; to apply

Usage notes

In Quanzhou Hokkien, the word is also used for people.

Synonyms

Adverb

起動

  1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) easily; frequently

Synonyms

Interjection

起動 (Eastern Min)

  1. thank you; thanks for your trouble
  2. excuse me; please; May I trouble you?

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
どう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) どー [kìdóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲido̞ː]

Noun

()(どう) • (kidō) 

  1. the act of starting up a machine, especially a computer

Derived terms

Verb

()(どう)する • (kidō suru) transitive or intransitive suru (stem ()(どう) (kidō shi), past ()(どう)した (kidō shita))

  1. to start

Conjugation

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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