Korean

이사
Meaning: moving, relocation
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

移
徙

Example sentences

We are planning to move to Seoul next month.
이사한 후에 필요한 가전제품을 모두 새로 샀어요.
After moving, I bought all the necessary home appliances brand new.
옆집에 새로 이사 온 사람이 있다.
There's a new person who moved into the house next door.
이사하는 날에 집 잔금을 치르기로 했다.
We decided to pay the balance for the house on the day we move in.
우리는 학교 근처에 있는 작은 빌라로 이사를 했다.
We moved to a small villa near the school.
새로 이사 온 집은 아주 마음에 든다.
I really like the new house I moved into.
부모님께서는 도시를 벗어나 한적한 교외로 이사하셨다.
My parents moved to the quiet suburbs away from the city.
이사를 가기 위해 세간짐을 트럭에 실었다.
I loaded the household goods onto the truck to move.

Usage Notes

A Sino-Korean word (移徙) that means the act of changing one's residence. It is commonly used with verbs like '가다' (to go) as in '이사 가다' (to move out) or '오다' (to come) as in '이사 오다' (to move in).

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