移る

うつる

To move (house), to transfer, to change

N4verb·utsuru

How to remember it

Shares 移 with 移動 (movement) — shifting from one place to another.

Example sentences

  • 来月、新しい家に移ります。

    らいげつ、あたらしいうちにうつります。

    I'm moving to a new house next month.

  • 春から別の部署に移る。

    はるからべつのぶしょにうつる。

    I transfer to another department in spring.

Usage

Intransitive; mark the destination with に (e.g. 新しい家に).

Related words

移動引っ越し変わる異動

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