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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
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
3. to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
4. to be permeated (by a color or scent); to seep into
5. to pass (of time); to elapse
Alt. forms
移うつる
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遷うつる
うつる
Pitch accent
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Conjugations...
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
to jump from one thing to another
to become stupid from associating with stupid people; (lit.) to be infected with stupidity
6 more...
Examples (19 in total)
Laughter is infectious.
Enthusiasm is contagious.
The office has been transferred up to the sixth floor.
Tom moved to Boston.
Not all the infectious diseases are contagious.
Click the picture to go to the next page!
Let's go on to the next subject.
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.
Then I met your father and we moved to the town.
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.
After ten minutes, they passed on to a new topic.