引ひっ越こす

ひ

っ

こ

す

Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), intransitive verb

move (house); change residence

Intransitive godan verb for relocating one's home or office. Often used with particles に (to) or へ (toward).

来らい月げつ、東とう京きょうに引ひっ越こす予よ定ていです。
I plan to move to Tokyo next month.
隣となりの部屋へやに

新あたら

しい

人ひと

が

引ひ

っ

越こ

し

て

き

た

。

A new person moved into the room next door.

Written forms

引ひっ越こすUsage83%
Standard kanji spelling with high priority.
引ひっ越こすUsage13%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant without the small っ; not a standard modern spelling.
ひっこすUsage3%
引ひっこすUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant using hiragana for 越; not a common practical spelling.

Kanji

引pull, tug, jerk
越surpass, cross over, move to

Similar words

移うつる
移る is a more general intransitive verb for moving, shifting, or transferring, not specifically for changing residence.
転てん居きょする
転居する is a more formal suru-verb for changing residence, often used in official contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 引く (hiku, 'pull') + 越す (kosu, 'cross over'), with gemination. Literally 'pull and cross over', referring to moving belongings to a new place.