Lingaku移る【うつる】
Frequency rank: 2,846.
- to move (house); to transfer (department)
- to change the target of interest or concern
- to elapse (passage of time)
- to be permeated by a colour or scent
- to be infected; to be contagious; to spread (as in fire)word usually written using kana alone
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to move (house); to transfer (department)
- to change the target of interest or concern
- to elapse (passage of time)
- to be permeated by a colour or scent
- to be infected; to be contagious; to spread (as in fire)
This meaning refers to physically relocating your residence or changing departments within an organization.
This meaning involves shifting focus or attention away from one thing to another.
Recently, my interests have changed.
This meaning is about the passage of time, indicating that time has gone by.
This meaning describes being saturated or infused with a particular color or fragrance.
This meaning relates to the transmission of diseases or the spread of something, like fire.
Generated collocations (experimental)
うつる移るきごう(うつるきごう)to move (house); to transfer (department)ひっこし引っ越しをするto move (to a new house)ぶしょ部署をうつる移るto transfer departmentsきょうみ興味がうつる移るto change one's interestじかん時間がうつる移るto elapse (passage of time)いろ色にうつる移るto be permeated by a colorかおり香りがうつる移るto be permeated by a scentかんせん感染がうつる移るto be infected; to be contagiousひ火がうつる移るto spread (as in fire)ばしょ場所をうつる移るto move locationsしんきょう心境がうつる移るto change one's mindset
Example sentences
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You should stay away from cults like that before you turn into a moron.
I am staying with my uncle for the time being, but later I will move to a small apartment.
It seems likely that people in the city will move to the country.
By the time we reach his town, he will have moved to his new house.
Why don't we stop arguing over these piddling matters and get to the issues at hand?
Before taking the measures you must take account of the difficult circumstances.
The plane rose sharply before leveling off as it left the coast.
They moved to New York, but adapted easily to their new surroundings.
Moving to a smaller place will reduce the expenses.