移る

遷る

Reading

Kana: うつる

Romaji: utsuru

Definitions

v5r

vi

1

to move (house); to transfer (department)

2

to change the target of interest or concern

3

to elapse (passage of time)

4

to be permeated by a colour or scent

5

to be infected; to be contagious; to spread (as in fire)

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

移

Readings: イ、 うつ.る、 うつ.す

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

遷

Readings: セン、 うつ.る、 うつ.す、 みやこがえ

Meanings: transition, move, change

Example Sentences

事務所(じむしょ)は６階(かい)に移(うつ)った。

➥The office has been transferred up to the sixth floor.

さて、次(つぎ)の話題(わだい)に移(うつ)ろう。

➥But now to our next topic.

つばめは温(あたた)かい土地(とち)へ移(うつ)る。

➥Swallows migrate to a warm climate.

バカがうつる、近(ちか)づくな。

➥Stay away from me, I'll catch the stupid.

夕食(ゆうしょく)がすむと居間(いま)へ移(うつ)った。

➥When dinner was over, we adjourned to the sitting room.

言葉(ことば)は時代(じだい)とともに移(うつ)りゆく。

➥Language keeps in step with the times.