Kanji

移

移

shift, move, change, drift, catch (cold, fire), pass into

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

禾部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

イ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

うつる, うつす

Nanori (Name Reading)

のぶ, や, ゆき, よき, より, わたる

Common Readings

イ, うつ…す, うつ…る

Example sentences

移動 いどう
次の会場へ移動しましょう。

Let's move to the next venue.

間 あいだ
東京と大阪の間を電車で移動する

I travel between Tokyo and Osaka by train.

移す うつす
彼は重い机を部屋の隅に移した。

He moved the heavy desk to the corner of the room.

実行 じっこう
彼は自分の計画をすぐに実行に移した。

He immediately put his plan into action.

移る うつる
話は次の議題に移った。

The conversation moved on to the next topic.

さて さて
さて、次の議題に移りましょう。

Well, let's move on to the next agenda item.

転移 てんい
検査の結果、がんの転移は見られませんでした。

As a result of the examination, no metastasis of the cancer was found.

移行 いこう
来月から新体制へ移行する予定だ。

The transition to the new system is scheduled for next month.

移替 いたい
新体制への移行に伴い、組織を移替した。

With the transition to the new system, the organization was rearranged.

移住 いじゅう
彼は定年退職後、暖かい沖縄への移住を決意した。

After retirement, he decided to move to warm Okinawa.

Example Vocabulary

移動

いどう

movement; transfer; migration

移す

うつす

to move; to transfer; to infect

移る

うつる

to move; to transfer; to change

転移

てんい

metastasis; transfer; transition

移行

いこう

transition; migration; shift

移住

いじゅう

immigration; migration

瞬間移動

しゅんかんいどう

移動中

いどうちゅう

移植

いしょく

transplant; porting (software); migration

実行に移す

じっこうにうつす

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