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JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

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

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ă‚€
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
う぀.る
う぀.す

Common Words

いどう
Freq #852
1

Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

movement; transfer; migration; removal; travel

Examples
ćčłć’ŒăȘäž˜ă‚„ç”°ćœ’ćœ°ćžŻă‹ă‚‰ă€é€šă‚ŠăŒă‚ă‚ŠçŸ€èĄ†ăŒă„ă‚‹ćż™ă—ă„äž–ç•Œăžăšç§»ć‹•ă™ă‚‹ăźă§ă‚ă‚‹ă€‚
They are moving from the peaceful hills and the countryside to the busy world of streets and crowds.
2

Noun or verb acting prenominally

mobile; moving; traveling; travelling; roving

う぀す
遷す
æ„ŸæŸ“ă™
äŒæŸ“ă™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #2350
1

ç§»ă™ïŒé·ă™ only

to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to swap; to substitute

Examples
ć§”ć“ĄäŒšăŻćˆ„ăźăƒ›ăƒŒăƒ«ă«äŒšć Žă‚’ç§»ă—ăŸă€‚
The committee adjourned to another hall.
2

移す only

to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.)

Examples
çŸ„ăŁăŠă„ă‚‹ă“ăšăšèĄŒć‹•ă«ç§»ă™ă“ăšăŻćˆ„ă ă€‚
To know is one thing, and to do is another.
3

移す only

to divert (one's attention) to

4

移す only

to spend (time); to let (time) pass

5

ç§»ă™ïŒæ„ŸæŸ“ă™ïŒäŒæŸ“ă™ only

to infect

Examples
éąšé‚Șをäșșに移すずæČ»ă‚‹ăŁăŠæœŹćœ“
Is it true that you recover from colds when you give them to someone else?
6

移す only

to permeate something (with a color, smell, etc.)

う぀る
遷る
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #2369
1

to move (house); to transfer (department)

2

to change the target of interest or concern

Examples
æžè‘‰æœ«çŻ€ăźè­°è«–ăŻă‚‚ă†ăă‚ăă‚æ­ąă‚ă«ă—ăŠă€æœŹç­‹ăźè©±ă«ç§»ă‚ŠăŸă›ă‚“ă‹ă€‚
Why don't we stop arguing over these piddling matters and get to the issues at hand?
3

to elapse (passage of time)

4

to be permeated by a colour or scent

5

Word usually written using kana alone

to be infected; to be contagious; to spread (as in fire)

いたい
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
Freq #4700
1

changing (person in charge, etc.); shifting

いこう
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #7602
1

transition; changeover; switchover; shift

Examples
è‹±ć›œăŻă€ïŒ‘ïŒ™ïŒ—ïŒ‘ćčŽă«ăăźèČšćčŁćˆ¶ćșŠă‚’é€Čæł•ă«ç§»èĄŒă•ă›ăŸă€‚
In 1971 the United Kingdom changed its currency to the decimal system.
2

transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)

どんい
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
Freq #8212
1

moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; transition

2

Medicine

metastasis; spread

3

Physics

transition (e.g. phase transition)

4

transfer (of learning)

5

transference (in psychoanalysis)

いじゅう
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #12222
1

migration; move; emigration; immigration

Examples
äž€ćź¶ăŻïŒ‘ïŒ˜ïŒ“ïŒćčŽé ƒæ•…ć›œăźăƒ‰ă‚€ăƒ„ă‹ă‚‰ă‚·ă‚«ă‚Žă«ç§»äœă—ăŸă€‚
The family moved from their native Germany to Chicago around the year 1830.
しゅんかんいどう
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #14924
1

teleportation

いしょく
ç§»æź–
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #14930
1

Botany

transplanting (a plant); transplant; grafting

Examples
ケメăƒȘă‚«ăźæ–‡ćŒ–ăŻăƒšăƒŒăƒ­ăƒƒăƒ‘ă‹ă‚‰ç§»æ€ă•ă‚ŒăŸă‚‚ăźă ă€‚
The American culture had been transplanted from Europe.
2

Medicine

transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant

3

Medicine; Biology

embryo transfer; embryo transplant

4

Computing

porting (software)

ă˜ăŁă“ă†ă«ă†ă€ă™
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #15166
1

to put into effect; to put into practice

Examples
ă©ă†ă‚„ăŁăŠćźŸèĄŒă«ă†ă€ăă†ă€‚
How can we put it into practice?
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