Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 移す(うつす) in Japanese

移す, 遷す
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
うつす
Romaji
utsusu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `su' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to change; to swap; to substitute; to transfer
    Example sentence
    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?
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to change the object of one's interest or focus
    Example sentence
    彼女は本の絵をノートに書き移した。 She transferred the picture in the book to her notebook.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to spend or take time
    Example sentence
    彼は大阪に事務所を移した。 He transferred his office to Osaka.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to infect
    Example sentence
    直美は鞄をもう一方の手に移した。 Naomi shifted her bag from one hand to the other.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to permeate something with the smell or colour of something
    Example sentence
    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.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
    Example sentence
    信念を行動に移した。 I acted out my belief.

Examples of 移す, 遷す, うつす in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
移す
Plain Polite
移します
Negative
移さない
Negative Polite
移しません

Past

Plain
移した
Plain Polite
移しました
Negative
移さなかった
Negative Polite
移しませんでした

Te

Plain
移して
Plain Polite
移しまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
移される
Plain Polite
移されます
Negative
移されない
Negative Polite
移されません
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Kanji in this word

遷 JLPT 1

15 strokes

transition, move, change

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: うつ.る, うつ.す, みやこがえ

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移 JLPT 2

11 strokes

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

On'Yomi: イ

Kun'Yomi: うつ.る, うつ.す

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