遷
遷 - 1. to retire; to step back; to demote E.g.: 左遷 (demotion) 2. to change; to pass (of time); to transition E.g.: 遷延 (prolongation), 変遷 (transition over time) 3. to move; to change location or status; to transfer E.g.: 遷都 (moving the capital)
遷 (うつ.る うつ.す みやこがえ) — to retire; to step back; to demote<br>E. to change; to pass (of time); to transition<br>E. to move; to change location or status; to transfer<br>E.
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Kunyomi
うつ.る;うつ.す;みやこがえ
Onyomi
セン
Strokes
15
JLPT
N1
Frequency 
#1937/2500
Composition
己 大 覀 ⻌
Meaning
- to retire; to step back; to demote
E. to change; to pass (of time); to transition
E. to move; to change location or status; to transfer
E.
Tip
- the self (己) th…
Examples of classification by reading method
Kunyomi
うつ.す
| 怒りを遷す | いかりをうつす | To be so angry that one lashes out at unrelated things |
Onyomi
Example
孟母三遷
moubosansen
の
no
教
oshi
えなど
enado
持
mo
ち
chi
出
da
して
shite
、
,
子供
kodomo
のお
noo
受験
juken
での
deno
引
hi
っ
越
ko
しを
shiwo
正当化
seitouka
しないでよ
shinaideyo
。
.
Don't drag out Chinese sayings about the importance of an environmentconducive learning just to justify moving house for a child's entrance exams!
契約
keiyaku
に
ni
失敗
shippai
して
shite
、
,
大阪
oosaka
へ
he
左遷
sasen
される
sareru
羽目
hame
になった
ninatta
。
.
After failing to secure a contract, he was demoted to Osaka.
彼
kare
は
ha
部長
buchou
の
no
娘
musume
さんを
sanwo
妊娠
ninshin
させて
sasete
、
,
左遷
sasen
されました
saremashita
。
.
He got the section chief's daughter pregnant and was demoted.
表面上
hyoumenjou
、
,
本書
honsho
の
no
大部分
daibubun
は
ha
一連
ichiren
の
no
事例
jirei
の
no
変遷
hensen
を
wo
記録
kiroku
したものである
shitamonodearu
。
.
On the surface the book consists mostly of a series of case histories.
