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Kotomora

遷

transition, move, change

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes15

Readings

On'yomi

  • セン

Kun'yomi

  • うつ.る
  • うつ.す
  • みやこがえ

Meaning

遷 centers on movement from one place or state to another: transitioning, moving, or changing location or condition.

Most common words using 遷

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  • 変遷へんせん
    N1

    change; transition; vicissitudes

  • 遷移せんい

    transition (esp. in scientific, computing, etc. contexts)

  • 左遷させん
    N1

    demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move

  • 遷都せんと

    relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital

  • 遷宮せんぐう

    installation of a deity in a new shrine; transfer of a shrine

  • 遷座せんざ

    relocation of a shrine; transfer of an object of worship

  • 遷延せんえん

    delay; procrastination

  • マルコフ遷移マルコフせんい

    Markov transition

  • 一次遷移いちじせんい

    primary succession

  • 三遷さんせん

    thrice moving from house to house

  • 三遷の教えさんせんのおしえ

    the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

  • 奉遷ほうせん

    moving an object of worship

  • 孟母三遷もうぼさんせん

    the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning; Mencius' mother, three moves

  • 孟母三遷の教えもうぼさんせんのおしえ

    the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

  • 式年遷宮しきねんせんぐう

    construction of a new shrine and transfer of the enshrined object from the old to the new, occurring at a regular, preordained time

  • 式年遷宮祭しきねんせんぐうさい

    fixed-interval transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is transferred to a newly constructed main hall)

  • 怒りを遷すいかりをうつす

    to be so angry that one lashes out at unrelated things; to have an outburst of anger

  • 拡張遷移ネットワークかくちょうせんいネットワーク

    augmented transition network; ATN

  • 播遷はせん

    wandering in a distant land

  • 東遷とうせん

    moving (the capital) east

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Etymology

遷 combines 辶 (movement) with a phonetic element historically derived from 䙴, which contributed the sound and the idea of shifting or relocating. The modern right side is a simplification of that older form.

Meaning mnemonic

The movement radical 辶 wraps around a shape that looks like a big 大 person moving a heavy 西 basket with a coiled 巳 snake inside. Picture someone relocating a basket with a snake, transitioning to a new place.

Reading mnemonic

For セン, imagine a centipede (セン) moving its many legs in a smooth transition across the floor: cent -> セン, and the movement radical 辶 shows it transitioning.