出動
しゅつどう · shutsudou · JLPT N1 · noun
mobilization
🚒 出 = go out + 動 = move: moving out into action = mobilization
Used for dispatching fire crews or troops. 出 (shutsu) means leave or exit, and 動 (dou) means move, so the compound means to move out and act.
出 — foot 止 emerging from enclosure 凵
出 is a pictograph showing a foot or plant stepping out of a hollow or enclosure, depicting the act of going forth. The original sense of 'coming out' or 'emerging' has remained stable since oracle bone script. It now broadly means 'to exit, go out, or produce.'