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移る · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

Broad intransitive use: moving to a new place, changing state, affiliation, or scenery. Occasionally used transitively in informal contexts.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

usually written using kana alone

Used for fire, smells, rumors, and illnesses. Often written in kana; the kanji 伝染る or 感染る may appear for infection.

〈場ば所しょ〉に移うつるto move to a place
家か族ぞくで新あたらしい家いえに移うつった。
The whole family moved to a new house.
〈人ひと〉に病びょう気きが移うつるfor an illness to spread/be caught by someone
風邪かぜが家か族ぞく全ぜん員いんに移うつってしまった。
The cold spread to the whole family.
話わ題だいが〈事こと〉に移うつるfor the topic to shift to something
話わ題だいは次つぎのニュースに移うつった。
The topic shifted to the next news story.
色いろが〈物もの〉に移うつるfor color to transfer onto something
洗せん濯たくで色いろが他ほかの服ふくに移うつってしまった。
The color bled onto the other clothes in the wash.
季き節せつが移うつるfor the season to shift/pass
季き節せつが夏なつから秋あきへ移うつった。
The season shifted from summer to autumn.
火ひが〈物もの〉に移うつるfor fire to spread to something
たばこの火ひがカーテンに移うつった。
The cigarette's fire spread to the curtains.

移うつすN4
移す is the transitive verb 'to move/transfer something', while 移る is its intransitive counterpart 'to move/be transferred'.

引ひっ越こすN4sense 1
引っ越す is specifically 'to move house/residence', while 移る is a broader word for moving to any new place, group, or state.
感かん染せんN2sense 2
感染する is the formal/medical term for 'to become infected', while 移る is the everyday word used for catching an illness from someone.
経たつN3sense 5
経つ is the common word for time passing, while 移る in this sense is more literary and often used for eras or seasons.
染しみ込こむN2sense 4
染み込む specifically describes a liquid or scent soaking into a material, while 移る is used more broadly for a color, scent, or quality being transferred.

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動うごくN5sense 1
動く describes general physical motion, whereas 移る implies an actual relocation or change of state/affiliation.
変かわるN4
移る directly means to move or shift from one place, job, or state to another, while 変わる is used more generally for a place or thing becoming different.
乗のり換かえるN5
移る is intransitive and describes shifting or moving on its own, while 乗り換える is transitive and highlights the deliberate act of switching from one thing to another.
転てんじるN2
移る stresses a physical or sequential shift (moving to a new place or topic), while 転じる stresses a turning or reversal in direction or state.
転てんずる
移る emphasizes a shift from one place, topic, or state to another, while 転ずる stresses the act of turning or reversing course.

とどまるN2sense 1
留まる means 'to stay/remain in place', the opposite of 移る's sense of relocating or changing state.

写うつるN2
写る (same pronunciation) means 'to be photographed/copied', while 移る means 'to move/change' — easily confused homophones with different kanji.
映うつるN2
映る (same pronunciation) means 'to be reflected or projected', while 移る means 'to move/change' — a common source of kanji mix-ups.
移うつり
移る is the verb meaning 'to move/change,' while 移り is its noun form used in compounds like 季節の移り to describe the change itself.

移うつり
change; transition; shift · return gift; token gift placed in a returned container
移うつり変かわり
change; transition; shift
移うつり変かわる
change over time; shift; transition
目め移うつり
being distracted by many options; difficulty in choosing
移うつり住すむ
move residence; migrate

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乗のり移うつる
transfer; change (vehicles) · possess; take over (spirit)
移うつり気ぎ
fickle; capricious; changeable
心こころ移うつり
change of heart; fickleness
殿との移うつり
moving houses (of a nobleman)
気き移うつり
distraction; having one's attention wander
火ひ移うつり
catching fire; fire spreading
移うつり箸ばし
moving chopsticks between dishes without eating rice in between (breach of etiquette)
移うつり紙がみ
utsurigami; special paper given in return for a gift
移うつり香が
lingering scent; transferred fragrance
色いろ移うつり
color bleeding; dye transfer; dye migration
裏うら移うつり
set-off; offset (ink transfer) · offset (printing process) · show-through
引ひき移うつる
relocate; move; change residence

移うつるUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling for most senses.
うつるUsage5%
Usually written in kana for the 'spread/infect' sense; also used for other senses in casual writing.
遷うつるUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; may appear in literary or historical contexts.

Native Japanese verb; the kanji 移 carries the core meaning of 'shift/transfer'. The derivation is uncertain.