01
移動
いどう
movement, transfer
Meanings
- shift
- move
- change
- drift
- catch (cold
- fire)
Readings
Onyomi
- イ
Kunyomi
- うつ.る
- うつ.す
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Useful words
02
移住
いじゅう
migration, immigration
03
移る
うつる
to move, to shift, to spread (disease)
04
移す
うつす
to move, to transfer, to infect
05
移転
いてん
moving, transfer, relocation
06
移民
いみん
immigration, immigrant
Compare Kanji
01動Meaning86%move, motionMovement in 動 is broad; 移 focuses that motion into shifting or transferring.02渡Meaning80%transit, fordCrossing in 渡 is one concrete kind of movement covered by 移.03運Meaning78%carry, luckTransport in 運 moves things around, adjacent to the transfer sense of 移.04進Meaning72%advance, proceed進 adds forward direction, while 移 can shift sideways, across, or elsewhere.05多Component66%many, frequentThe 多 piece in the right half of 移 is the easiest part to isolate visually.06種Component64%species, kindBoth use the grain side, but 種 grows into seed or kind while 移 moves.