みうごき
Miugoki
Other forms: 身うごき
身動き (Miugoki) is a Japanese noun meaning “movement (of one's body), moving about, stirring, acting freely”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbmovement (of one's body); moving about; stirringusu. with neg. verb
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbacting freely; doing as one pleasesusu. with neg. verb
Examples
ネコは身動きひとつしなかった。
The cat didn't move a muscle.
彼は危険に直面して身動きできなかった。
He was paralyzed in the face of danger.
その子供は恐怖で身動きができなかった。
The child was paralyzed with fear.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).