transition, move, change
On'yomi (音読み)
- セン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- うつ.る
- うつ.す
- みやこがえ
About this kanji
The kanji 遷, pronounced as 'sen' in on'yomi and 'utsuru' in kun'yomi, primarily means transition or change. It is commonly used as a verb when describing movement or change, but can also function as a noun. Notable compounds include 左遷 (sasen), which means demotion, and 変遷 (hensen), indicating change over time. Another compound, 遷都 (sento), refers to the relocation of a capital city. A helpful note is that 遷 is often used in formal or historical contexts, making it less common in everyday conversation.
Example sentences
遷都の計画が進行中だ。
The plan to relocate the capital is underway.
Meanings across languages
- English
- transition, move, change
- Tiếng Việt
- chuyển giao, di chuyển, thay đổi
- 日本語
- 遷移, 移動, 変化
- 한국어
- 이전, 이동, 변화
- 中文
- 迁移, 移动, 变化
- id
- transisi
- th
- การเปลี่ยนแปลง
- es
- transición
- fr
- transition
- de
- Übergang
- pt
- transição
Common compounds
- 左遷demotion, relegation, reduction in rank
- 変遷change, transition, vicissitudes
- 遷都relocation of the capital, transfer of the capital
- 遷宮installation of a deity in a new shrine, transfer of a shrine
- 遷移transition (esp. in scientific, computing, etc. contexts), succession
- 東遷moving (the capital) east
- 遷座relocation of a shrine, transfer of an object of worship
- 奉遷moving an object of worship
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