Definition of 初動 (しょどう)
しょどう
初動
しょどう
shodou
noun
1.
initial response (e.g. to a crisis), action in the earliest stages
2.
initial shock (of an earthquake), preliminary tremor
Related Kanji
| 初 | first time, beginning |
| 動 | move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake |