What does kanji 移 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 移 is shift.

How is kanji 移 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 移 are うつ.る, うつ.す; the onyomi readings are イ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 移?

Kanji 移 is taught in Jōyō Grade 5.

What is the main radical of kanji 移?

The main radical for kanji 移 is 禾.

What words use kanji 移?

Example words that use kanji 移 include 移殖, 移転, 移動, 移民.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 6

移

Meaning

Kanji 移

shift

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

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: うつ.るうつ.す
Onyomi 音読み: イ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 5
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #448
Strokes: 11
Radical: 禾
Components: 夕 • 禾
Kanji Kentei: Level 6
Similar Kanji: 眵 • 栘 • 爹 • 蛥 • 夡 • 多 • 侈

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 211 entries that include this kanji.

移殖

いしょく

porting (software)

移転

いてん

transfer (of deeds, property, etc.)

移動

いどう

mobile

移民

いみん

immigrant

移住

いじゅう

migration

移行

いこう

transfer (of powers, weight, etc.)

移籍

いせき

transfer (of one's name into another family register)

移管

いかん

transfer of control

移送

いそう

transfer

移り変り

うつりかわり

change (e.g. season)

移り

うつり

change

移動性高気圧

いどうせいこうきあつ

migratory anticyclone

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

新しい家に移りました。

i moved to a new house.

話題が仕事の話に移った。

the topic shifted to work.

机を窓の近くに移してください。

please move the desk near the window.

病気が家族に移ることもある。

an illness can sometimes spread to family members.

火が隣の家に移った。

the fire spread to the neighboring house.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 7 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.