One of the best Japanese Kanji dictionary.

Share this page

Kanji Detail for 移 - "move, transfer, shift"

移

  • Meaning

    移 means "move, transfer, shift."

    1. Move - To change position; to relocate to another place.

    2. Transfer - To convey from one place to another.

    3. Shift - To change gradually; to transition over time.

    4. Circulate - To pass around; to distribute documents.

  • Words using 移

    • 移動 いどう Listen movement; transfer; migration
    • 移行 いこう Listen transition; changeover; switchover
    • 移転 いてん Listen moving; relocation; change of address
    • 移民 いみん Listen immigration; emigration; immigrant
    • 推移 すいい Listen transition; change; progress
    • 移籍 いせき Listen transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
    • 移住 いじゅう Listen migration; move; emigration
    • 移譲 いじょう Listen handing over (of a right, property, etc.); transfer; assignment

  • Four-character idioms with 移

    • 感情移入 かんじょういにゅう Listen empathy

  • Tattoo check: 移

    • Verified meaning: move, transfer, shift
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read わたる)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 移

    Given names 移(わたる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    change place, shift; move about

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to shift, to move about, to drift

  • Onyomi

    tip

    i(イ) イ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    utsu.ru(うつ-る) うつ-る

    utsu.su(うつ-す) うつ-す

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    禾 (nogi・nogihen)

  • Related Keywords

    move transfer shift change position circulate carry convey displace gradually migrate mobilize pass relocate shuttle switch transition progress

Sentences including 移

  • Mother transplanted the flowers to the garden.

  • He moved from place to place.

  • It is difficult to put what we said in practice.

  • America is a country of immigrants.

  • He moved the desk to the right.

  • Put your plan into practice as soon as possible.

  • His plan was put into action.

  • I moved nearer in order to hear better.

  • He put the plan into practice.

  • Language keeps in step with the times.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

More kanji with the radical 禾 (nogi・nogihen)

See all kanji with this radical →

Share This Page

Share this link via

Or copy link