Word details
移す
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 移す.
Dictionary
Entry
1
移す／遷す only
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to swap; to substitute
Examples
委員会は別のホールに会場を移した。
The committee adjourned to another hall.
2
移す only
to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.)
Examples
知っていることと行動に移すことは別だ。
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
移す／感染す／伝染す only
to infect
Examples
風邪を人に移すと治るって本当？
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.)
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
移
shift, move, change, drift, catch (cold, fire), pass into
11 strokesFrequency 448JLPT N2Grade 5
On
イ
Kun
うつ.るうつ.す
遷
transition, move, change
14 strokesFrequency 1,937JLPT N1Grade 8
On
セン
Kun
うつ.るうつ.すみやこがえ
感
emotion, feeling, sensation
13 strokesFrequency 233JLPT N2Grade 3
On
カン
染
dye, color, paint, stain, print
9 strokesFrequency 837JLPT N1Grade 6
On
セン
Kun
そ.めるそ.まるし.みるし.み
Nanori
そめ
伝
transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
6 strokesFrequency 416JLPT N2Grade 4
On
デンテン
Kun
つた.わるつた.えるつた.うつだ.う-づた.いつて
Nanori
つたえ
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