漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

6Elementary year 511 strokesRadical
On
Kun
うつ(る)・うつ(す)
Meaning
to move; shift; transfer

Origin

ORIGIN

禾 "rice plant" plus 多; seedlings replanted elsewhere — hence "to move, transfer."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

移転・移民・推移
うつる移る・移り変わり
うつす移す

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 移動いどう

    movement; transfer

  • 移住いじゅう

    migration; settling elsewhere

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

席を後ろに移した。

I moved my seat to the back.

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