移る
うつる
Also written 遷る
Meanings
- Godan verb, Intransitive to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to be transferred (occ. used transitively)
- to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to be infected; to be contagious (occ. written 伝染る or 感染る in ref. to infection) See also: うつる.
- to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
- to be permeated (by a color or scent); to seep into
- to pass (of time); to elapse
Kanji
- 移 shift. Read as うつる.
Example sentences
- 機は急角度で上昇し、それから海岸を離れるにつれて水平飛行に移った。
The plane rose sharply before leveling off as it left the coast. - 一家はニューヨークに移ったが、新しい環境にすぐに順応した。
They moved to New York, but adapted easily to their new surroundings. - もっと小さな家に移れば出費が切り詰められるだろう。
Moving to a smaller place will reduce the expenses. - もっとお金があれば大きな家に移れるのにな。
If I had more money, I could move to a bigger house. - ますます多くの人々が都会に移ってきている。
More and more people are moving to urban areas.
Common phrases
- 攻撃に移る
- 中心が移る
- 次第に移る
- 行動に移る (こうどうにうつる) to take action
- 地に移る
- 所有権が移る
- そちらに移る
- 関心が移る
- 香りが移る
- 舞台が移る
- においが移る
- 火が移る
- 焦点が移る
- 主導権が移る
- 情が移る (じょうがうつる) to become attached
Related forms
- 移す (うつす) to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.) (transitive partner)
Words containing 移る
- 移り住む (うつりすむ) to move (to another area, country, etc.)
- 乗り移る (のりうつる) to change (buses, boats, etc.)
- 移り変わる (うつりかわる) to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.)
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