移る

遷る

Reading

Kana: うつる
Romaji: utsuru
Kana
Romaji

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

Readings: イ、 うつ.る、 うつ.す
Meanings: shift, move, change, drift, catch (cold, fire), pass into
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(かい)(うつ)った。
➥The office has been transferred up to the sixth floor.
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さて、(つぎ)話題(わだい)(うつ)ろう。
➥But now to our next topic.
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つばめは(あたた)かい土地(とち)(うつ)る。
➥Swallows migrate to a warm climate.
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バカがうつる、(ちか)づくな。
➥Stay away from me, I'll catch the stupid.
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夕食(ゆうしょく)がすむと居間(いま)(うつ)った。
➥When dinner was over, we adjourned to the sitting room.
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言葉(ことば)時代(じだい)とともに(うつ)りゆく。
➥Language keeps in step with the times.
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