JLPT N4 · Verb

移る (utsuru)

移る (うつる, utsuru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.)”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: うつる
Romaji: utsuru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to be transferred · godan verb, intransitive · occ. used transitively
to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to be infected; to be contagious · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana · occ. written 伝染る or 感染る in ref. to infection
to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest) · godan verb, intransitive
to be permeated (by a color or scent); to seep into · godan verb, intransitive
to pass (of time); to elapse · godan verb, intransitive

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

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 移る

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	移る	うつる utsuru
Polite (~masu)	移ります	うつります utsurimasu
Negative	移らない	うつらない utsuranai
Polite negative	移りません	うつりません utsurimasen
Past	移った	うつった utsutta
Polite past	移りました	うつりました utsurimashita
Negative past	移らなかった	うつらなかった utsuranakatta
Te-form	移って	うつって utsutte
Potential	移れる	うつれる utsureru
Passive	移られる	うつられる utsurareru
Causative	移らせる	うつらせる utsuraseru
Volitional	移ろう	うつろう utsurou
Imperative	移れ	うつれ utsure
Conditional (~ba)	移れば	うつれば utsureba

Kanji in 移る

移

shift, move, changeイ・うつ.る・うつ.す · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 移る.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1158210 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.