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初動 【しょどう】

  1. [n] initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages
  2. [n] initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
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Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings
初 First Time, Beginning ショ はじ.め, はじ.めて, はつ, はつ-, うい-, -そ.める, -ぞ.め
動 Move, Motion, Change, Confusion, Shift, Shake ドウ うご.く, うご.かす