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Kanji Detail for 遷 - "to move, to transfer, to change"

遷

  • Meaning

    遷 means "to move, to transfer, to change."

    1. Move - To change location; to relocate.

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

    3. Change - To transform; to alter.

    4. Transition - A passage from one state to another.

  • Words using 遷

    • 変遷 へんせん Listen change; transition; vicissitudes
    • 遷都 せんと Listen relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
    • 左遷 させん Listen demotion; relegation; reduction in rank

  • Four-character idioms with 遷

    • 孟母三遷 もうぼさんせん Listen the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

  • Tattoo check: 遷

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

    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 遷

    Given names 遷(せん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    transition; move; change

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    move, shift, change; transfer

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to shift, to move; to transfer, to change

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To move; to relocate. As in moving residence is called 喬遷, moving the capital is called 遷都. | Moving office is called 遷. As in 一歲三遷 (promoted three times in one year). Therefore demotion is also called 左遷. | To change. As in 見異思遷 (change one's mind upon seeing something different). Also, reforming oneself is called 遷善.

  • Onyomi

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    sen(セン) セン

  • Kunyomi

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    miyakogae(みやこがえ) みやこがえ

    utsu.ru(うつ-る) うつ-る

    utsu.su(うつ-す) うつ-す

  • Strokes

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    15 strokes

  • Radical

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    辵 辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)

  • Related Keywords

    to move to transfer to change exile banish reprimand rebuke transition shift alter conversion displacement evolution migration modification passage progress relocate switch transform variation

Sentences including 遷

  • He got the section chief's daughter pregnant and was demoted.

  • On the surface the book consists mostly of a series of case histories.

  • Don't drag out Chinese sayings about the importance of an environment conducive to learning just to justify moving for a child's entrance exams!

  • Throughout the 10 days following December 24th, many Japanese people will quickly shift from Christian to Buddhist to Shinto teachings.

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