Kanji 遷 Words: Meanings and Readings

遷す

うつす

to change the object of one's interest or focus

遷る

うつる

to be permeated by a colour or scent

左遷

させん

demotion

変遷

へんせん

change

遷都

せんと

relocation of the capital

遷宮

せんぐう

installation of a deity in a new shrine

マルコフ遷移

マルコフせんい

Markov transition

一次遷移

いちじせんい

primary succession

拡張遷移ネットワーク

かくちょうせんいネットワーク

augmented transition network

三遷

さんせん

the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

三遷の教え

さんせんのおしえ

the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

式年遷宮

しきねんせんぐう

construction of a new shrine and transfer of the enshrined object from the old to the new, occurring at a regular, preordained time

式年遷宮祭

しきねんせんぐうさい

fixed-interval transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is transferred to a newly constructed main hall)

状態遷移

じょうたいせんい

state change

状態遷移図

じょうたいせんいず

state diagram

聖遷

せいせん

Hegira

遷移

せんい

transition (esp. in scientific contexts)

遷移確率

せんいかくりつ

transition probability

遷移関数

せんいかんすう

transfer function

遷移元素

せんいげんそ

transition element

遷移図

せんいず

transition diagram

遷延

せんえん

delay

遷音速

せんおんそく

transonic speed

遷化

せんげ

death (of a high priest)

遷客

せんかく

exiled person

遷宮祭

せんぐうさい

transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is moved from one building to another)

遷御

せんぎょ

relocation of a shrine, divine spirit or object of worship

遷幸

せんこう

relocation of the capital (by the emperor)

遷座

せんざ

relocation of a shrine

遷座祭

せんざさい

ceremony for moving a deity to a new site

遷車台

せんしゃだい

traverse table

遷流

せんる

transient

怒りを遷す

いかりをうつす

to be so angry that one lashes out at unrelated things

東遷

とうせん

moving (the capital) east

播遷

はせん

wandering in a distant land

奉遷

ほうせん

moving an object of worship

孟母三遷

もうぼさんせん

the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

孟母三遷の教え

もうぼさんせんのおしえ

the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

鶯遷

おうせん

finding success in life