Kanji

遷

遷

transition, move, change

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

⻌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

うつる, うつす, みやこがえ

Common Readings

セン

Example sentences

左遷 させん
彼 は 地方 の 支社 に 左遷 された 。

He was demoted to a local branch office.

変遷 へんせん
時代 の 変遷 とともに 、 人々 の 価値観 も 大きく 変わった 。

Along with the transition of the times, people's values have also changed significantly.

遷都 せんと
明治維新 の 後 、 都 が 京都 から 東京 へ 遷都された 。

After the Meiji Restoration, the capital was moved from Kyoto to Tokyo.

平城京 へいじょうきょう
710年 に 、 奈良 の 平城京 へ 遷都 が 行われた 。

In 710, the capital was moved to Heijo-kyo in Nara.

Example Vocabulary

左遷

させん

demotion; relegation

変遷

へんせん

transition; change; shift

遷都

せんと

transfer of the capital

遷移

せんい

遷延

せんえん

遷す

うつす

遷る

うつる

遷座

せんざ

遷座祭

せんざさい

遷宮

せんぐう

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