移 – shift, move, change

11 strokesTaught in grade 5#448 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 移 means shift, move, change, drift, catch (cold, fire), pass into. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is イ (i); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is うつ.る、うつ.す (utsuru, utsusu). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 禾 (no. 115).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	イ	i
Kun’yomi	うつ.る	utsuru
Kun’yomi	うつ.す	utsusu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 禾 (Kangxi radical 115). Components: 禾・夕.

Words using 移

移るうつるto move (to another place or state)移動いどうmovement移転いてんmoving移民いみんimmigration移行いこうtransition移住いじゅうmigration

Example sentences

ハイジャック犯達は飛行機の後部に移った。

The hijackers moved to the rear of the plane.

Tatoeba #198343

枝葉末節の議論はもうそろそろ止めにして、本筋の話に移りませんか。

Why don't we stop arguing over these piddling matters and get to the issues at hand?

Tatoeba #168181

平和な丘や田園地帯から、通りがあり群衆がいる忙しい世界へと移動するのである。

They are moving from the peaceful hills and the countryside to the busy world of streets and crowds.

Tatoeba #83542

Kanji with the same radical

私税種程科積秋秀秘称秒稲稼秩稿穏

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