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情が移る (じょうがうつる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, godan verb (-ru)
become emotionally attached ; grow fond of
Describes developing affection or attachment, often toward someone or something one has been involved with over time. The subject is typically the person whose feelings develop, and the object is marked with に.
生せい
徒と
たち
に
情じょう
が
移うつ
り
、
辞や
め
られ
なく
なっ
た
。
She became attached to her students and couldn't bring herself to quit.
Kanji 情 feelings, emotion, passion Similar words 愛あい 着ちゃく が 湧わ く 愛着が湧く also means to develop attachment, but it emphasizes the emergence of a fondness or emotional bond, often for objects or places, while 情が移る focuses on the gradual shift of feelings toward caring or sympathy, often through prolonged involvement.
Etymology The expression combines 情 (じょう, 'emotion, sympathy') with 移る (うつる, 'to move, transfer'), literally meaning 'feelings move/transfer'. It reflects the idea that one's emotions shift or become directed toward someone or something over time.
