移うつる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to be transferred
occ. used transitively
If you get married, I will move to the next room.
2. to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to be infected; to be contagious
occ. written 伝染る or 感染る in ref. to infection
They said it doesn't spread from person to person, after all.
3. to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
The conversation naturally shifted to the topic of where they had met.
4. to be permeated (by a color or scent); to seep into
5. to pass (of time); to elapse
As time passes, the situation changes.
Kanji used
transfer
Pitch accent
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Top 1700
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
to jump from one thing to another
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
Examples (35 in total)
Laughter is infectious.
Oh, will you catch my cold?
Enthusiasm is contagious.
The office has been transferred up to the sixth floor.
The topic shifted to Lucy.
I am transferring to a private hospital.
Tom moved to Boston.
As time passes, the situation changes.
They said it doesn't spread from person to person, after all.
I hear that they are moving to another ship.
Times change, and generations change.
Not all the infectious diseases are contagious.
Click the picture to go to the next page!
Now, let's move on to specific matters.
Let's go on to the next subject.
The screen immediately shifted to another location.
Before long, the seasons changed, and it became March.
With the new fiscal year, I moved to a new department.
If you get married, I will move to the next room.
If I had more money, I could move to a bigger house.
They moved farther away from the fire.
More and more people are moving to urban areas.
The development team is already working on another project.
We saw a troop of monkeys moving from tree to tree.
The hijackers moved to the rear of the plane.
In America, scores of free agents switch teams every year.
The conversation naturally shifted to the topic of where they had met.
Then I met your father and we moved to the town.
Everyone's gaze shifted to the village that was beginning to come into view ahead.
After finishing the soccer match, it is now time to switch to studying.
They moved to New York, but adapted easily to their new surroundings.
Her decision to move to Chicago surprised us.
By the time we reach his town, he will have moved to his new house.
The fire had grown so fierce that it could spread to the warehouse at any moment.
After ten minutes, they passed on to a new topic.